WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Sooty Barbthroat

Threnetes niger

Sooty Barbthroat belongs to Trochilidae, within the order Apodiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Sooty Barbthroat · Threnetes niger — Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name: Threnetes niger
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Conservation record: LC · Least Concern
Habitat in source: Forest
Reported mass: 5.6 g

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.