Status: Common
Size: 13 cm
Weight: 9.5 grams, female is smaller.
Elevation: up to 2,200 meters above sea level.
Migrates in elevation. Once mature, this species can descend to 100 meters above sea level.
Feeds primarily on common lower story flowers.
In the rainy season feeds on heleconias along rivers.
Often territorial with large plants.
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