Buffy Hummingbird (Leucippus fallax)
About the Buffy Hummingbird
The buffy hummingbird (Leucippus fallax) is a species of bird in the hummingbird family Trochilidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Leucippus. This bird lives in dry forest and scrubland in northern South America where it feeds on insects and the nectar, flesh, and juice of cactus fruits.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 22 recordings for this species: 8 CC BY-NC-ND · 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Colombia, Venezuela in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Other birds you can hear here
- Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescensrecording
- Agile Tit-TyrantUromyias agilisrecording
- Amazonian Barred WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes certhiarecording
- Amazonian GrosbeakCyanoloxia rothschildiirecording
- American Barn OwlTyto furcatarecording
- American FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruberrecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.