Scaly-breasted Hummingbird (Phaeochroa cuvierii) [XC154185]
by Mike Nelson from Sendero Heliconia, Pozo Azul, La Virgen Sarapiqui, Heredia, Costa Rica (song)
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird (Phaeochroa cuvierii) [XC823070]
by Marcelo Araya-Salas from Arenal Observatory Lodge, Costa Rica (song)
Subspecies
Traditionally segregated in genus Phaeochroa, but the thickened, flattened shaft of the outer primary in adult male of this species is similar to that of other Campylopterus, and the coloration, behaviour and vocalizations of some of the dull-coloured, sexually monochromatic species of that genus also resemble present species. Subspecies roberti sometimes given species status, based upon differences in bill and rectrix colour.
The following 6 subspecies are recognised:
roberti (Salvin, 1861) - Extreme south-eastern Mexico, northern Guatemala and Belize southern on Caribbean slope to north-eastern Costa Rica.
maculicauda Griscom, 1932 - Pacific slope of Costa Rica.
furvescens Wetmore, 1967 - Pacific slope of western Panama.
saturatior (Hartert, 1901) - Coiba I (Panama).
cuvierii (DeLattre & Bourcier, 1846) - Eastern and central Panama.
berlepschi Hellmayr, 1915 - Coastal region of northern Colombia.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet