Bananaquit ( Coereba flaveola )
- Sent by Rodrigo Girardi Santiago - 31/10/2006
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Physical appearance:
11 cm. The upper parts are dark and the inferior parts yellow. There is a white bar in the supercilium. The females are smaller than the males. The immature individuals have grey belly and do not have the bar above the eye.
Distribution:
From Mexico to Chile.
Habitat:
Inhabits various environments provided there is plenty of trees and flowers.
Diet:
Feeds mainly on nectar. Also eats insects. Visits hummingbird feeders.
Reproduction:
Builds two kinds of nest. A breeding one that is compact with thick walls and a resting nest made of leaves, grass and spider webs. Lays two or three white eggs. Only the female incubates. The male helps feeding the brood with insects.
Natural history:
Very common in many places, lets the observer come very close. Sometimes it comes even inside houses in search for food, mainly in hummingbird feeders. The males fight very frequently, sometimes holding each other ‘s feet until they fall onto the ground.
