Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Purple-backed Thornbill (Ramphomicron microrhynchum) - HBW 5, p. 648
French: Colibri à petit bec
German: Purpur-Kurzschnabelkolibri
Spanish: Colibrí Piquicorto Común
Taxonomy: Ornismya microrhyncha Boissonneau, 1840, Bogotá, Colombia.
Forms a superspecies with R. dorsale. Perhaps closely related to Lesbia nuna. Races andicolum and albiventre are doubtfully distinct from nominate. “Lesbia ortoni” (= “Zodalia glyceria”) is probably a hybrid of present species and L. victoriae. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- andicolum (Simon, 1921) - Andes of Venezuela (Mérida).
- microrhynchum (Boissonneau, 1840) - Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and NW Peru.
- albiventre Carriker, 1935 - Andes of C Peru (Huánuco to Cuzco and Apurímac).
- bolivianum Schuchmann, 1984 - Andes of Bolivia (Cocapata in Cochabamba).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Male bird perched - 2 sequences Locality Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve, Ecuador
Cedric Prys-Roberts 5 October 2010 16 weeks ago 18 sec 3.7 -
A male on two different branches Locality Páramo Frontino Reserve, Urrao, Antioquía Department, Colombia (ssp microrhynchum)
Josep del Hoyo 14 February 2007 4 years ago 17 sec 3.3 -
A male perched and then flying away Locality Páramo Frontino Reserve, Urrao, Antioquía Department, Colombia (ssp microrhynchum)
Josep del Hoyo 14 February 2007 4 years ago 23 sec 3.2
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Male perched on tree flower
Locality Pululahua, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
David Weaver 45 weeks ago 2.7 -
male_tail
Locality Los Nevados National Park, Colombia (ssp microrhynchum)
Diego Calderon - COLOMBIA... 24 May 2011 47 weeks ago 2.6 -
male in his perch
Locality Los Nevados National Park, Colombia (ssp microrhynchum)
Diego Calderon - COLOMBIA... 24 May 2011 47 weeks ago 2.5 -
perching
Locality Iguaque National Sanctuary, Boyacá Department, Colombia
oleicfrisbee 49 weeks ago 2
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