Purple-bibbed Whitetip

Urosticte benjamini (Bourcier, 1851)

Purple-bibbed Whitetip, Urosticte benjamini, is a hummingbird of the western Andes in South America, from western Colombia to north-west Ecuador. It belongs to the family Trochilidae and was described by Bourcier in 1851. It is the only member of its genus. In Colombia it is resident, while in Ecuador it shifts to lower ground after breeding. It lives in montane forest, using both the interior and the edges. A key feature is the white stripe behind the eye, shared by both sexes.

Order

Apodiformes

Family

Trochilidae — Hummingbirds

Breeding range

South America: w slope of Andes of w Colombia to nw Ecuador