The Oasis Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird

Hummingbird

Hummingbirds are birds that comprise the family Trochilidae. They are among the smallest of birds, most species measuring in the 7.5–13 cm range. Indeed, the smallest extant bird species is a hummingbird, the 5-cm Bee Hummingbird. They can hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings...

 in the Trochilidae family.
It is found in coastal regions of Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

 in a 100-200 km wide strip that extends the length of Peru's coastline, about 3000 km. It is also found in an adjacent population in Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

; a second disjunct

Disjunct distribution

In biology, a taxon with a disjunct distribution is one that has two or more groups that are related but widely separated from each other geographically...

 population in coastal Chile exists 2000 km to the south, in a 75 by 200 km coastal strip.

The Oasis Hummingbird's natural habitat

Habitat

* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...

s are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland

Shrubland

Shrubland, scrubland, scrub or brush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity...

, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

External links

• Oasis Hummingbird videos on the Internet Bird Collection
• Oasis Hummingbird photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
• Photo; Article focusonnature (Article-no.2)
• Photo--Very High Res; Article pbase.com—"Our favorite photos"