White-tailed Goldenthroat (Polytmus guainumbi)

Other Names (World)
White-tailed Goldenthroat, White-tailed Hummingbird(!)

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
11.50 - 12.80 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Pallas, 1764)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical seasonally wet / flooded grassland, dry savanna. From sea-level - 600 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (25)...)

White-tailed Goldenthroat (Polytmus guainumbi) [XC662520]
by Nestor Fari\u00f1a from Esta\u00e7\u00e3o Imunana, Guapimirim, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (song)

White-tailed Goldenthroat (Polytmus guainumbi) [XC859407]
by Dante Buzzetti from Rio dos Frades, Trancoso, Bahia, Brazil (call)

Subspecies
Genus probably constitutes an old Guianan and central Brazilian element with close morphological and behavioural affinities with Leucochloris and Leucippus. In past, genus was considered monospecific, comprising present species only. Forms a superspecies with Tepui Goldenthroat (Polytmus milleri). Name andinus was thought to be preoccupied and this taxon was thus renamed "doctus", but renaming unjustified.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

andinus Simon, 1921 - Eastern Colombia (south to Meta and Vichada).
guainumbi (Pallas, 1764) - Venezuela and Trinidad to the Guianas and northern Brazil.
thaumantias (Linnaeus, 1766) - Eastern Bolivia, eastern Paraguay and central and eastern Brazil (southern Maranh�o and Bahia to Mato Grosso do Sul, S�o Paulo and northern Paraná) to north-eastern Argentina.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-tailed Goldenthroat (Polytmus guainumbi) - 10 files

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