Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens)

Other Names (World)
Magnificent Hummingbird, Rivoli's Hummingbird, Admirable Hummingbird (spectabilis), Costa Rica Hummingbird (spectabilis), Panama Hummingbird (spectabilis)

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
12 - 13.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Swainson, 1827)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,500 - 3,000 m, occasionally 1,300 - 3,300 m.

Range (Guide)

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, USA (B).

Population
Estimated population is 2,000,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (76)...)

Rivoli's Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens) [XC133286]
by Richard E. Webster from Portal, Arizona, United States (call, interaction calls)

Rivoli's Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens) [XC322198]
by Manuel Grosselet from Cave Creek Ranch, Portal, Cochise County, Arizona, United States (flight call)

Subspecies
Genus sometimes merged into Heliodoxa. Subspecies spectabilis may be a separate species, on basis of morphological differences and geographical isolation. Populations within southern portion of range of nominate have been separated as subspecies viridiceps, but validity highly dubious and no consistent differences are apparent.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

fulgens (Swainson, 1827) - South-western USA (south-eastern Arizona, south-western New Mexico, south-western Texas) through most of Mexico to Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and north-eastern Nicaragua.
spectabilis (Lawrence, 1867) - Highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens) - 10 files

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