Combining multiple sources of data to uncover the natural history of an endemic Andean hummingbird, the Peruvian Piedtail ( Phlogophilus harterti )

Endemic species with distributions restricted to narrow elevational ranges in the Andes are among the least-known tropical birds and are also among the most vulnerable to anthropogenic pressures of climate change and habitat fragmentation. One such species is the Peruvian Piedtail (Phlogophilus harterti), a hummingbird endemic to the Andean foothills of central and southern Peru. To obtain basic ecological information and estimate population...