Bronze-tailed Thornbill (Chalcostigma heteropogon)

Bronze-tailed Thornbill, a reference photo — Photo: Neil Orlando Diaz Martinez from Bogotá D.C., Colombia · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The bronze-tailed thornbill (Chalcostigma heteropogon) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Bronze-tailed Thornbill being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Metallura williami
Metallura tyrianthina
Chalcostigma herrani

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Chalcostigma
Species: Chalcostigma heteropogon

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