Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Golden-tailed Sapphire (Chrysuronia oenone) - HBW 5, p. 590
French: Saphir oenone
German: Bronzeschwanz-Saphirkolibri
Spanish: Zafiro Colidorado
Taxonomy: Ornismya œnone Lesson, 1832, Trinidad; probably error = north-east Venezuela.
Monotypic genus, sometimes merged into Hylocharis because of similarity in plumage, but lacks swollen base of bill and enlarged nasal operculum of that genus. Proposed type locality of Trinidad seems unlikely, as there are apparently no definite records with specific localities, and the species is not mentioned in any work on Trinidad birds during present century. Race alleni may not be adequately separable from josephinae. Several other races proposed: longirostris from E Colombia differs from nominate only in average bill length; azurea, supposedly from W .. View all taxonomy...
Monotypic genus, sometimes merged into Hylocharis because of similarity in plumage, but lacks swollen base of bill and enlarged nasal operculum of that genus. Proposed type locality of Trinidad seems unlikely, as there are apparently no definite records with specific localities, and the species is not mentioned in any work on Trinidad birds during present century. Race alleni may not be adequately separable from josephinae. Several other races proposed: longirostris from E Colombia differs from nominate only in average bill length; azurea, supposedly from W Ecuador but no definite records thence (in fact, probably from E Ecuador), has characters of a subadult male of oenone; peruviana doubtfully distinct from josephinae; and intermedia of upper Amazonia probably of hybrid origin. “Thalurania lerchii”, known from Bogotá trade skins, is apparently a hybrid between present species and Thalurania furcata. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- oenone (Lesson, 1832) - N & E Venezuela, E Colombia, E Ecuador, extreme NE Peru and adjacent extreme W Brazil.
- josephinae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848) - most of E Peru.
- alleni (Elliot, 1888) - N Bolivia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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male bird Locality Orquideario Waqanki, Moyobamba, San Martín Department, Peru (ssp josephinae)
Daniêl Jimenez 2 December 2012 2 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 55 sec 4.7 -
A bird perched on a branch. Locality Moyobamba, San Martín Department, Peru (ssp josephinae)
Yoel Jimenez 27 November 2012 10 weeks ago 23 sec 4.6 -
A male bird perched on a branch. Locality Moyobamba, San Martín Department, Peru
Yoel Jimenez 2 December 2012 18 weeks ago 26 sec 4.6 -
side view perched, spreads tail, flies Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp josephinae)
Martin Kennewell 5 September 2006 1 year ago 31 sec 4.5 -
A bird at the feeder. Locality Moyobamba, San Martín Department, Peru (ssp josephinae)
Yoel Jimenez 27 November 2012 10 weeks ago 15 sec 4.4 -
A male perched on a verbain Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp josephinae)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2005 7 years ago 34 sec 4.2
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On a branch
Locality Wildsumaco Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 30 October 2011 1 year ago 4.7 -
Male perched
Locality Moyobamba, San Martín Department, Peru (ssp Josephinae)
Marc FASOL 13 July 2011 22 weeks ago 4.5 -
On a branch
Locality Wildsumaco Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 29 October 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
A bird hovering
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Miguel Emmanuelli 13 November 2009 3 years ago 4.4 -
Hummingbird
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
peperodriguez 3 September 2009 3 years ago 4.4 -
Golden-tailed Sapphire
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
peperodriguez 3 September 2009 3 years ago 4.4
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Song from a perched male. Locality Río Bombuscaro Reserve, Podocarpus National Park, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador
(ssp oenone)
Nick Athanas 26 September 2001 3 years ago 4
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