Black-backed Thornbill
Ramphomicron dorsale
NTNear Threatened Endemic to Colombia
- Family
- Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
- Order
- Apodiformes
Overview
The black-backed thornbill (Ramphomicron dorsale) is a Near Threatened species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of northern Colombia.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Santa Marta Mountains (northeastern Colombia).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Black-backed thornbill
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
