Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Sapphire-bellied hummingbird (Lepidopyga lilliae), recorded as Endangered
Sapphire-bellied hummingbird (Lepidopyga lilliae). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Sapphire-bellied hummingbird

Lepidopyga lilliae

Sapphire-bellied hummingbird is a bird in the family Trochilidae (order Apodiformes) — Lepidopyga lilliae, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Lepidopyga lilliae
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Aves · Apodiformes · Trochilidae · Chrysuronia

Appearance

The female's weight has not been documented nor its plumage described, though the latter is thought to be similar to the male's but grayer on the underparts.

The sapphire-bellied hummingbird is 8.9 to 9.4 cm (3.5 to 3.7 in) long.

Range and habitat

The sapphire-bellied hummingbird is found only in the mangroves of Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, a coastal wetland in northern Colombia, and in immediately adjoining arid scrublands.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Nothing is known about the sapphire-bellied hummingbird's breeding phenology.

In crisis

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix II. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Sapphire-bellied hummingbird is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Sapphire-bellied hummingbird, Wikidata item Q882410. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Sapphire-bellied hummingbird?
Sapphire-bellied hummingbird is a bird in the family Trochilidae (order Apodiformes) — Lepidopyga lilliae.
What is the conservation status of Sapphire-bellied hummingbird?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Lepidopyga lilliae. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Sapphire-bellied hummingbird live?
The sapphire-bellied hummingbird is found only in the mangroves of Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, a coastal wetland in northern Colombia, and in immediately adjoining arid scrublands.
Why is Sapphire-bellied hummingbird in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Lepidopyga lilliae?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Sapphire-bellied hummingbird a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.