Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) - HBW 5, p. 581
French: Colibri circé
German: Blaukehl-Breitschnabelkolibri
Spanish: Colibrí Piquiancho
Other common names: Doubleday’s Hummingbird (doubledayi); Lawrence’s Hummingbird (lawrencei)
Taxonomy: Cynanthus latirostris Swainson, 1827, tableland of Mexico; error = Valley of Mexico near Mexico City.
Possibly forms a superspecies with C. sordidus; a reported hybrid of these two apparently refers to variation within adult male of that species. Hybrids with Agyrtria violiceps and Eugenes fulgens documented suggest possible close relationship between these genera and Cynanthus. Race doubledayi sometimes considered a separate species; proposed race toroi represents specimens from zone of intergradation between propinquus and doubledayi; proposed race nitidus is synonym of doubledayi. Race lawrencei has also been cons.. View all taxonomy...
Possibly forms a superspecies with C. sordidus; a reported hybrid of these two apparently refers to variation within adult male of that species. Hybrids with Agyrtria violiceps and Eugenes fulgens documented suggest possible close relationship between these genera and Cynanthus. Race doubledayi sometimes considered a separate species; proposed race toroi represents specimens from zone of intergradation between propinquus and doubledayi; proposed race nitidus is synonym of doubledayi. Race lawrencei has also been considered a distinct species. Racial differences mainly in male head coloration, though this may vary clinally, so number of valid races uncertain. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- magicus (Mulsant & J. Verreaux, 1872) - S Arizona and SW New Mexico (SW USA) S to Nayarit (CW Mexico).
- latirostris Swainson, 1827 - San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas to N Veracruz (EC Mexico).
- lawrencei (Berlepsch, 1887) - Is Tres Marías (off W coast of Mexico).
- magicus (Mulsant & J. Verreaux, 1872) - S Arizona and SW New Mexico (SW USA) S to Nayarit (CW Mexico).
- latirostris Swainson, 1827 - San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas to N Veracruz (EC Mexico).
- lawrencei (Berlepsch, 1887) - Is Tres Marías (off W coast of Mexico).
- propinquus R. T. Moore, 1939 - Guanajuato to Michoacan (C Mexico).
- doubledayi (Bourcier, 1847) - Guerrero, Oaxaca and Chiapas (S Mexico).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A view of male perched in sunlight, including a close-up Locality Ash Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp magicus)
Steven Siegel 30 April 2007 5 years ago 22 sec 4.8 -
A male changing branches and stretching its wings Locality Tehuantepec, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp doubledayi)
Josep del Hoyo 15 April 2009 3 years ago 33 sec 4.6 -
adult female visiting hummer feeder Locality Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp magicus)
Malcolm Mark Swan 29 July 2009 3 years ago 27 sec 4.5 -
adult male visiting hummer feeder Locality Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp magicus)
Malcolm Mark Swan 31 July 2009 3 years ago 28 sec 4.5 -
male perching on a tree at Posada Hidalgo - El Fuerte Locality Sinaloa State, Mexico (Northern)
Thore Noernberg 23 February 2013 9 weeks ago 22 sec 4.4 -
A male perched and looking around Locality Ajijic, Jalisco State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp magicus)
Eldert Groenewoud 3 March 2007 5 years ago 8 sec 4.2
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male bird photographed at Kubo B&B in Madera Canyon
Locality Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona, USA (United States)
Tom Moxley 30 April 2011 2 years ago 4.3 -
Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris), adult, male, feeding
Locality Patagonia Lake State Park, Patagonia, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA (United States)
Kilian Wasmer 21 April 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
Broad-billed Hummingbird on a perch
Locality Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA (United States)
Alex Woodruff 1 January 2012 1 year ago 4.1 -
Male approaching flowers.
Locality Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp magicus)
Ken Simonite 18 April 2012 48 weeks ago 3.9 -
bird at the feeder of Posada Hidalgo - El Fuerte
Locality Sinaloa State, Mexico (Northern)
Thore Noernberg 23 February 2013 11 weeks ago 3.7 -
A male on perch at the Paton's backyard feeders
Locality Patagonia, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA (United States)
Erik Breden 10 August 2007 3 years ago 3.7
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