Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer (Chalybura urochrysia) - HBW 5, p. 608

French: Colibri à queue bronzée German: Bronzeschwanz-Buffonkolibri Spanish: Colibrí Patirrojo
Other common names: Red-footed Plumeleteer; Black-vented/Dusky Plumeleteer (melanorrhoa); Ecuadorian Plumeleteer (intermedia)

Taxonomy: Hypuroptila urochrysia Gould, 1861, western Colombia.
Race melanorrhoa long considered a separate species, but intergrades with isaurae along border of Costa Rica with Panama. Geographically isolated race intermedia often placed in C. buffonii, but its largely pinkish mandible supports treatment in present species; nevertheless, it might be better considered a separate species; more study required. Proposed race incognita probably best treated as a synonym of isaurae. Four subspecies recognized.

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