Royal sunangel  (Heliangelus regalis)

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Glossary

Elfin forest: Type of tropical high altitude forest, growing on exposed sites in which the trees are dwarfed or gnarled.
Foraging: The act of searching for food.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (January, 2007)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. (1999) Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 5: Barn-Owls to Hummingbirds. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
  3. CITES (January, 2007)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Burnie, D. (2001) Animal. Dorling Kindersley, London.
  5. Fitzpatrick, J.W., Willard, D.E. and Terborgh, J.W. (1979) A new species of hummingbird from Peru. The Wilson Bulletin, 91: 177 - 186.
  6. Birdlife International (June, 2007)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=2031&m=0
  7. Davis, T.J. (1986) Distribution and Natural History of Some Birds from the Departments of San Martin and Amazonas, Northern Peru. The Condor, 88: 50 - 56.
  8. Birdlife International (June, 2007)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/ebas/index.html?action=EbaHTMDetails.asp&sid=50&m=0