Shining Sunbeam

Aglaeactis cupripennis (Bourcier, 1843)

Shining Sunbeam, Aglaeactis cupripennis, is a hummingbird that breeds in South America from Colombia to Peru. It was described by Bourcier in 1843 and belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes. It lives in Andean country, including sub-páramo and páramo, cloudforest, and semi-arid ridges with a few trees, from 2,500 to 4,300 m. A notable feature is that neither sex has any white plumage. The species has two recognised subspecies, and the Peruvian form differs in the colour of the rump and uppertail coverts.

Order

Apodiformes

Family

Trochilidae — Hummingbirds

Breeding range

South America: Colombia to Peru