Garnet-throated hummingbird
| Garnet-throated hummingbird | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Trochilinae |
| Genus: | Lamprolaima L. Reichenbach, 1854 |
| Species: | L. rhami |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamprolaima rhami (Lesson, 1838) | |
The garnet-throated hummingbird (Lamprolaima rhami) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. It is in the monotypical genus Lamprolaima.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Systematics
First described by Rene Primevere Lesson as Ornismya rhami in 1838, the garnet-throated hummingbird was moved to its current genus, Lamprolaima, by Ludwig Reichenbach in 1854.[2]
It is the only member of the genus Lamprolaima,[3] a name which is a combination of two Greek words: lampros, meaning brilliant or radiant and laimos, meaning throat.[4] The specific epithet commemorates Henri-Casimir de Rham, a Swiss diplomat to the United States who was founder of the Swiss Benevolent Society in New York, a businessman, naturalist and collector.[5]
Description
The garnet-throated hummingbird is a large hummingbird, ranging from 4.5 to 5 in (11 to 13 cm) in length[6] and from 7 to 9.5 g (0.25 to 0.34 oz) in weight.[7] The male has an iridescent emerald green back, bright rufous wings and a dark purple tail. His chest is iridescent violet, his abdomen black, and his throat has an iridescent garnet-red patch surrounded by black. The female lacks the throat and chest colors of the male; instead, she is sooty gray below.[6]
Conservation and threats
Although the International Union for the Conservation of Nature lists this species as being of Least Concern,[1] the Mexican government lists it as Threatened.[8]
References
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- 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Lamprolaima rhami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Garnet-throated Hummingbird (Lamprolaima rhami)". Internet Bird Collection. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "ITIS Report: Lamprolaima". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ↑ Jobling, p. 295.
- ↑ Jobling, p. 334.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Peterson, Roger Tory; Chalif, Edward L. (1973). A Field Guide to Mexican Birds. New York, NY, USA: Houghton Mifflin. p. 104.
- 1 2 3 4 Dunning Jr., John B., ed. (2008). CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses (2nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-4200-6444-5. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 Wells, Jeffrey V. (2007). Birder's Conservation Handbook: 100 North American Birds at Risk. Princeton, NJ, USA: Princeton University Press. p. 428. ISBN 978-0-691-12322-6. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
Cited texts
- Jobling, James A. (2010). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.