Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Amethyst-throated Hummingbird (Lampornis amethystinus) - HBW 5, p. 608
French: Colibri à gorge améthyste
German: Rotkehlnymphe
Spanish: Colibrí Amatistino
Other common names: Cazique Hummingbird; Margaret’s/Violet-throated Hummingbird (margaritae)
Taxonomy: Lampornis amethystinus Swainson, 1827, Temascáltepec and Real del Monte, Mexico.
Taxonomy somewhat confused, and precise distributions of races not well known. Probably a sister-species of L. clemenciae. Race margaritae (including salvini and nobilis) sometimes suggested as possible separate species. Proposed race brevirostris doubtfully distinct from margaritae. Race circumventris known only from type locality. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- amethystinus Swainson, 1827 - W, C & E Mexico (S Nayarit, S Nuevo León and S Tamaulipas to Veracruz and E Oaxaca).
- margaritae (Salvin & Godman, 1889) - SW Mexico (Michoacan, Guerrero, W Oaxaca).
- circumventris (Phillips, 1966) - S Mexico (San Gabriel Mixtepec, in SW Oaxaca).
- amethystinus Swainson, 1827 - W, C & E Mexico (S Nayarit, S Nuevo León and S Tamaulipas to Veracruz and E Oaxaca).
- margaritae (Salvin & Godman, 1889) - SW Mexico (Michoacan, Guerrero, W Oaxaca).
- circumventris (Phillips, 1966) - S Mexico (San Gabriel Mixtepec, in SW Oaxaca).
- salvini (Ridgway, 1908) - highlands of S Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala and El Salvador.
- nobilis Griscom, 1932 - highlands of Honduras.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult male flying.
Locality Chelemhá Cloud Forest Reserve, Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala (ssp salvini)
Knut Eisermann 9 April 2010 51 weeks ago 4.7 -
Adult male.
Locality Chelemhá Cloud Forest Reserve, Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala (ssp salvini)
Knut Eisermann 31 May 2008 2 years ago 4.3
- No sound recordings available yet
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