Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Berylline Hummingbird (Saucerottia beryllina) - HBW 5, p. 604
French: Ariane béryl
German: Beryllamazilie
Spanish: Amazilia Berilina
Taxonomy: Trochilus beryllinus Lichtenstein, 1830, Mexico.
Genus usually merged into Amazilia. Forms a superspecies with S. cyanura; reports of hybridization in a small zone of sympatry in Guatemala and El Salvador seem to be unproven, and may be erroneously based on variable tail coloration of present species. Race sumichrasti, long ignored, has proved to represent a well-marked race. Individuals of westernmost subpopulation of nominate race show intergradation towards viola in belly coloration. Proposed race motaguae from E Guatemala is invalid, as main distinguishing characters can be ascribed to juvenile or fema.. View all taxonomy...
Genus usually merged into Amazilia. Forms a superspecies with S. cyanura; reports of hybridization in a small zone of sympatry in Guatemala and El Salvador seem to be unproven, and may be erroneously based on variable tail coloration of present species. Race sumichrasti, long ignored, has proved to represent a well-marked race. Individuals of westernmost subpopulation of nominate race show intergradation towards viola in belly coloration. Proposed race motaguae from E Guatemala is invalid, as main distinguishing characters can be ascribed to juvenile or female plumage. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- viola (W. deW. Miller, 1905) - NW & W Mexico, rarely SW USA.
- beryllina (Lichtenstein, 1830) - C Mexico.
- lichtensteini R. T. Moore, 1950 - S Mexico (W Chiapas).
- viola (W. deW. Miller, 1905) - NW & W Mexico, rarely SW USA.
- beryllina (Lichtenstein, 1830) - C Mexico.
- lichtensteini R. T. Moore, 1950 - S Mexico (W Chiapas).
- sumichrasti (Salvin, 1891) - S Mexico (C & S Chiapas).
- devillei (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848) - S Guatemala and El Salvador to C Honduras.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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male feeding then collecting dog hair Locality Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp viola)
Malcolm Mark Swan 29 July 2009 2 years ago 27 sec 4.5 -
A bird feeding on a feeder Locality Ramsey Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp viola)
Bill Wayman 31 March 2001 4 years ago 17 sec 3.3 -
A bird perched and preening Locality Ramsey Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp viola)
Bill Wayman 31 March 2001 4 years ago 27 sec 3.3 -
A bird in a tree, changing branches. Locality Cañada Honda, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp sumichrasti)
Josep del Hoyo 3 April 2009 2 years ago 33 sec 2.3 -
A bird perched, looking around. Locality Finca Prusia trail, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp sumichrasti)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2009 2 years ago 15 sec 1.7
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A close-up of an adult in the hand, probably a female due to the mostly black color of the bill, it also also did not present an
Locality Las Joyas Research Station, Sierra de Manantlan Biosphere Reserve, Jalisco State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp viola)
Evaristo Hernandez F. 16 January 2009 1 year ago 3.3 -
Perched on a branch. Backlighted. Proccesed only the background
Locality Oaxaca, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern)
rchavezdm 11 August 2011 38 weeks ago 3 -
Desert Museum Arboretum. Sitting in the bushes using a tripod and a 300mm lense
Locality Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA (United States)
Chad Parkin 10 May 2007 3 years ago 3 -
OFemale on a nest high in a tree
Locality Cave Creek Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA (United States)
Erik Breden 7 August 2007 2 years ago 2
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