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 LC    Plain-bellied Emerald* Id (Atlas):
    Amazilia leucogaster

Description (10)
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Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1788)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical mangrove vegetation above high tide level.

Range (Guide)
Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
Subspecies bahiae initially described based erroneously on characters of nominate birds and its validity has thus been questioned by later taxonomists.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • leucogaster (Gmelin, 1788)   -  Eastern Venezuela, the Guianas and north-eastern Brazil.
  • bahiae (Hartert, 1899)   -  Eastern Brazil from Pernambuco to Bahia.



References
See References.


Files:
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