Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Blue-fronted Lancebill (Doryfera johannae) - HBW 5, p. 549
French: Porte-lance de Jeanne
German: Blaustirn-Lanzettschnabel
Spanish: Colibrí Picolanza Menor
Taxonomy: Trochilus Johannæ Bourcier, 1847, Peru.
Genus formerly placed in subfamily Phaethornithinae, due largely to confusion regarding its nest; now known to be part of the basal radiation of the Trochilinae; in many older works generic name Hemistephania was used. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- johannae (Bourcier, 1847) - E slope of E Andes from CE Colombia to NE Peru.
- guianensis (Boucard, 1893) - S Guyana, S Venezuela and tepuis of adjacent N Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A close view of a perched male Locality Duida Tepui, Amazonas State, Venezuela (ssp guianensis)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 September 2003 3 years ago 28 sec 3.9 -
A dorsal view of a male on a branch Locality Duida Tepui, Amazonas State, Venezuela (ssp guianensis)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 September 2003 3 years ago 19 sec 3.8 -
A male flicking its wings on a branch and flying away Locality Duida Tepui, Amazonas State, Venezuela (ssp guianensis)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 September 2003 3 years ago 1 sec 3.5 -
A male perched and looking around Locality Duida Tepui, Amazonas State, Venezuela (ssp guianensis)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 September 2003 3 years ago 12 sec 3.5
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