Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Plain-capped Starthroat (Heliomaster constantii) - HBW 5, p. 664
French: Colibri de Constant
German: Funkenkehlkolibri
Spanish: Colibrí Pochotero
Other common names: Constant’s Starthroat
Taxonomy: Ornismya Constantii DeLattre, 1843, Guatemala; error = Bolsón, Costa Rica.
Present species and H. longirostris occasionally separated in genus Anthoscenus, on basis of squarish tail, rounded rectrices and details of bill morphology; however, the distinguishing features vary in a continuum between these species and H. furcifer, with H. squamosus occupying intermediate position, and treatment of all four as congeners now generally accepted; some authors also merge Rhodopis. Intergradation between race leocadiae and nominate apparently occurs in El Salvador. Proposed race surdus of W Mexico now usually considered a synon.. View all taxonomy...
Present species and H. longirostris occasionally separated in genus Anthoscenus, on basis of squarish tail, rounded rectrices and details of bill morphology; however, the distinguishing features vary in a continuum between these species and H. furcifer, with H. squamosus occupying intermediate position, and treatment of all four as congeners now generally accepted; some authors also merge Rhodopis. Intergradation between race leocadiae and nominate apparently occurs in El Salvador. Proposed race surdus of W Mexico now usually considered a synonym of leocadiae. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- pinicola (Gould, 1853) - NW Mexico (S to Jalisco).
- leocadiae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852) - W & SW Mexico and W Guatemala.
- constantii (DeLattre, 1843) - El Salvador to S Costa Rica.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult bird perched and looking up Locality Alamos, Sonora State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp pinicola)
Don DesJardin 30 April 2003 4 years ago 16 sec 3.8 -
A bird in a tree. Locality Sumidero Canyon, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp leocadiae)
Josep del Hoyo 8 April 2009 2 years ago 21 sec 3.2 -
An adult bird perched and flying away to another branch Locality Alamos, Sonora State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp pinicola)
Don DesJardin 30 April 2003 4 years ago 17 sec 3.2
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perched
Locality La Noria Road, Sinaloa State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp pinicola)
Michael Retter 1 January 2009 2 years ago 3.3 -
male at feeder
Locality El Tuito, Jalisco State, Mexico (Northern)
Hector Ceballos-Lascurain 10 February 2010 10 weeks ago 3.2
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