White-eared Hummingbird (Basilinna leucotis)

Other Scientific Names
Hylocharis leucotis [Sibley and Monroe, 1990], Hylocharis leucotis [AOUchecklist (1998 + supplements)], Hylocharis leucotis [Stotz et al. 1996]

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
9 - 10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1818)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,200 - 3,500 m, occasionally down to 900 m.

Range (Guide)

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, 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 (22)...)

White-eared Hummingbird (Basilinna leucotis) [XC289821]
by Manuel Grosselet from Mex, Jalisco, Volcano de Colima, Mexico (song)

White-eared Hummingbird (Basilinna leucotis) [XC255447]
by David Vander Pluym from Angangueo, Michoac\u00e1n, Mexico (call)

Subspecies
Genus often merged into Hylocharis, though external morphology suggests closer relationship to Lampornis. Forms a superspecies with Xantus's Hummingbird (Basilinna xantusii).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

borealis (Griscom, 1929) - Northern Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua, Tamaulipas); rarely to south-western USA (south-eastern Arizona).
leucotis (Vieillot, 1818) - Highlands of central and southern Mexico to Guatemala.
pygmaea Simon & Hellmayr, 1908 - Highlands of El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-eared Hummingbird (Basilinna leucotis) - 10 files

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