Green-tailed Goldenthroat (Polytmus theresiae)

Other Names (World)
Green-tailed Goldenthroat, Green Goldenthroat

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
10.60 - 10.90 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Da Silva Maia, 1843)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest, Subtropical and tropical seasonally wet / flooded grassland, dry savanna. From 100 - 300 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, 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 (32)...)

Green-tailed Goldenthroat (Polytmus theresiae) [XC513981]
by Peter Boesman from Tepui, Puerto Santander, Amazonas, Colombia (call)

Green-tailed Goldenthroat (Polytmus theresiae) [XC187553]
by Jacob Socolar from San Lorenzo, Loreto, Peru (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 monospecific genus Smaragdites.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

theresiae (Da Silva Maia, 1843) - The Guianas and north-central Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Amapá).
leucorrhous Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1867 - Eastern Colombia and southern Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas) to north-western Brazil (R Negro) and north-eastern Peru (Loreto).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Green-tailed Goldenthroat (Polytmus theresiae) - 10 files

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