Violet-tailed sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis)
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Cloud forest: A tropical mountain forest, with a high incidence of cloud cover throughout the year.
Epiphytes: Plants that use another plant, typically a tree, for their physical support, but which do not draw nourishment from it.
Pollination: The transfer of pollen grains from the stamen (male part of a flower) to the stigma (female part of a flower) of a flowering plant. This usually leads to fertilisation, the development of seeds and, eventually, a new plant.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.
References
- IUCN Red List (June, 2007)
http://www.iucnredlist.org - del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. (1999) Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 5: Barn-Owls to Hummingbirds. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
- CITES (June, 2007)
http://www.cites.org - Hilty, S.L. and Brown, B. (1986) A Guide to the Birds of Colombia. Princeton University Press, New Jersey.
- Burnie, D. (2001) Animal. Dorling Kindersley, London.
- Navarro, L. (1999) Pollination ecology and effect of nectar removal in Macleania bullata (Ericaceae). Biotropica, 31 (4): 618 - 625.
- Duffey, K. (2006) Species spotlight: violet-tailed sylph. Las Gralarius Foundation Inc Newsletter, 1 (1): 2.
- BirdLife International (2008)
http://www.birdlife.org
