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White-tufted sunbeam

Aglaeactis castelnaudii (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848)

NTNear Threatenedbirds

The white-tufted sunbeam (Aglaeactis castelnaudii) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 6.2 g to 7.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

White-tufted sunbeam (Aglaeactis castelnaudii)
Photo: thibaudaronson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-tufted sunbeam

Weight
6.2 g – 7.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the white-tufted sunbeam live?

Not recorded

What is the white-tufted sunbeam?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-tufted sunbeam (Aglaeactis castelnaudii) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

It is found only in Peru.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

From the Wikipedia article “White-tufted sunbeam” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-tufted_sunbeam&oldid=1380782559), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the white-tufted sunbeam endangered?

The white-tufted sunbeam is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the white-tufted sunbeam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusAglaeactis
  7. SpeciesAglaeactis castelnaudii (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848)

Synonyms Trochilus castelnaudii

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • شعاع الشمس أبيض الخصلةArabic
  • colibrí condecoratCatalan
  • kolibřík zábludovýCzech
  • kolibřík CastelnaudůvCzech
  • pelydryn tuswogWelsh
  • MagentaglansrygDanish
  • TropfenbrustkolibriGerman
  • Rotbrust-AndenkolibriGerman
  • RotbrustandenkolibriGerman
  • WeißbüschelkolibriGerman
  • maĝentadorsa kolibroEsperanto
  • Colibrí condecoradoSpanish
  • Rayo-de-Sol AcaneladoSpanish
  • tervakolibriFinnish
  • Colibri de CastelnauFrench
  • Colibri de CastelneauFrench
  • Dos-cuivré de CastelnauFrench
  • grimiznoleđi kolibrićCroatian
  • Macchia di sole dai ciuffettiItalian
  • シロフサニジハチドリJapanese
  • baltakrūtis saulės spindulėlisLithuanian
  • WitpluimglanskolibrieDutch
  • paljettsolkolibriNorwegian
  • iskrzyk białoplamyPolish
  • colibri-condecoradoPortuguese
  • beija-flor-condecoradoPortuguese
  • Красногорлая иридаRussian
  • Белохохлый солнечный лучRussian
  • ink ambróziovýSlovak
  • andárik ambróziovýSlovak
  • Belogrudi sunčev kolibriSerbian
  • magentaglansryggSwedish
  • Beyaz Tüylü GünışığıTurkish
  • колібрі-золотожар перуанськийUkrainian
  • 白簇太陽蜂鳥Chinese
  • 辉胸闪羽蜂鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the white-tufted sunbeam

Other species in the same genus Aglaeactis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the white-tufted sunbeam?

An adult white-tufted sunbeam weighs 6.2 g – 7.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-tufted sunbeam endangered?

The white-tufted sunbeam is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the white-tufted sunbeam?

The white-tufted sunbeam (Aglaeactis castelnaudii) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{white_tufted_sunbeam_2026,
  title = {White-tufted sunbeam (Aglaeactis castelnaudii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-tufted-sunbeam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}