Tepui Goldenthroat (Polytmus milleri)

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
12.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Chapman, 1929)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest, subtropical and tropical moist shrubland. From 1,300 - 2,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela.

Table mountains in Venezuela (Duida, Jauna, Auyán Tepui, Ptaritepui, Roraima and Serra de Pacaraima) and northern Brazil (Roraima).

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

Tepui Goldenthroat (Polytmus milleri) [XC508620]
by id from Secci\u00f3n Capital Gran Sabana, La Gran Sabana, Bol\u00edvar, Venezuela (song)

Tepui Goldenthroat (Polytmus milleri) [XC218329]
by David Ascanio from Gran Sabana northern side, Bolivar, Venezuela (song)

Subspecies
Genus probably constitutes an old Guianan and central Brazilian element with close morphological and behavioural affinities with Leucochloris and Leucippus. Formerly separated in monotypic genus Waldronia. Forms a superspecies with White-tailed Goldenthroat (Polytmus guainumbi).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Tepui Goldenthroat (Polytmus milleri) - 6 files

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