Purple-crowned Fairy

Heliothryx barroti

Least Concern

The Purple-crowned Fairy is a nectar-feeding hummingbird of Amazon Basin and Guianan forests. It also takes tiny insects and spiders for protein, using fast hovering flight, rapid wingbeats, and a long bill to work flowers and defend feeding areas. It is currently not considered globally threatened, though healthy native vegetation and flowering plants remain important.

Family

Trochilidae

Group

Hummingbirds

Range

Purple-crowned Fairy Range — Amazon Basin and Guianan forests

Population

≈ 50,000–499,999

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