Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Oasis Hummingbird (Rhodopis vesper) - HBW 5, p. 665
French: Colibri vesper
German: Atacamakolibri
Spanish: Colibrí del Atacama
Taxonomy: Ornismya vesper Lesson, 1829, probably near Tarapacá, Chile (but possibly western Peru).
Closely related to Heliomaster, and sometimes included within that somewhat varied genus. Infraspecific variation very slight, and in need of revision; proposed race tertia (N Peru) tentatively included in nominate, although morphometrically inseparable from atacamensis; species may be better considered monotypic. Three subspecies tentatively recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- koepckeae Berlioz, 1974 - NW Peru (Cerro Illescas in SW Piura).
- vesper (Lesson, 1829) - most of Peru and extreme N Chile (Tarapacá).
- atacamensis (Leybold, 1869) - N Chile (Atacama).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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an adult male ...
Peru, Feb 2013
Wim ten Have
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4.3
A female on it...
Chile, Feb 2002
Max Roth
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4.3
A female perch...
Chile, Nov 2011
Greg Baker
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4.1
A immature mal...
Peru, Nov 2012
Yoel Jimenez
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4
An immature ma...
Peru, Nov 2012
Yoel Jimenez
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3.8
A adult male s...
Peru, Nov 2012
Yoel Jimenez
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on a twig
Peru, Dec 2009
Lior Kislev
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4.3
in flight
Peru, Dec 2009
Lior Kislev
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4
A bird(female)...
Peru, Dec 2011
Patricio Mackenzie
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3.8
A hummingbird ...
Chile, Jan 2012
Patricio Mackenzie
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3.6
A bird with to...
Peru, Dec 2011
Patricio Mackenzie
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3.6
A bird (female...
Chile, Jul 2010
Patricio Mackenzie
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