Species profile
Sooty Barbthroat
Threnetes niger
Quick answer
Ecorregión (Hernández et al. (1992): Eastern Cordillera real montane forest (ECmf): Distrito Alto Patía
- Scientific name
- Threnetes niger
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Genus
- Threnetes
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Sooty Barbthroat in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
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