Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis)

Other Names (World)
Fiery-throated Hummingbird, Irazu Hummingbird

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
Cabanis & Heine, 1860

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,600 - 3,200 m, occasionally down to 1,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Costa Rica, Panama.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (26)...)

Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis) [XC274273]
by Albert Lastukhin from Mirador de Quetzales, km70 Cerro de la Muerte, San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica (call)

Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis) [XC378557]
by Juan Diego Vargas from Po\u00e1s Volcano National Park, Po\u00e1s, Alajuela, Costa Rica (call)

Subspecies
Relationships uncertain.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

eisenmanni Stiles, 1985 - Northern Costa Rica (Cordillera de Guanacaste).
insignis Cabanis & Heine, 1860 - North-central Costa Rica (Cordillera de Tilarán) south to extreme western Panama.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis) - 10 files

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