The charming hummingbird and also known as the beryl-crowned hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae, found in Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. Staying within the exterior of forests, it searches for scattered flowers and various arthropods for food.
Region
Central America
Typical Environment
Occurs from the Caribbean and Pacific slopes of Costa Rica into western Panama (including Chiriquí and adjacent provinces). It favors humid lowland and foothill forest edges, clearings, and second-growth thickets, and readily uses shade coffee, plantations, and gardens. Most foraging is along the forest exterior and semi-open habitats where flowering shrubs are abundant. It avoids deep interior forest but will use trails and gaps to reach nectar sources.
Altitude Range
0–1000 m
Climate Zone
Tropical
Ease of Keeping
Beginner friendly: 1/5
Also called the beryl-crowned hummingbird, it is found in Costa Rica and Panama and was formerly placed in the genus Amazilia. It frequents forest edges, second growth, and gardens, often visiting flowering shrubs and feeders. By moving between scattered blossoms, it is an important pollinator of many tubular, tropical plants.
Temperament
active and territorial
Flight Pattern
short rapid wingbeats with agile hovering
Social Behavior
Typically solitary while feeding, with males defending rich flower patches against rivals and other nectarivores. Nests are small cup-shaped structures placed on horizontal branches or forks in low vegetation. Pairs are seasonal, and females alone handle incubation and chick rearing.
Migratory Pattern
Resident
Song Description
Vocalizations are a series of thin, high-pitched chips and tsee notes given during foraging and territorial chases. At perches, it may deliver a soft, rapid chatter that carries short distances along forest edges.
