Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill (Chalcostigma herrani) - HBW 5, p. 656
French: Métallure arc-en-ciel
German: Weißspitzen-Glanzschwänzchen
Spanish: Colibrí de Herrán
Other common names: Herran’s Thornbill
Taxonomy: Trochilus Herrani DeLattre and Bourcier, 1846, Pasto, Colombia.
In past, sometimes separated in monospecific genus Eupogonus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- tolimae Kleinschmidt, 1927 - Volcán Tolima in C Andes of Colombia.
- herrani (DeLattre & Bourcier, 1846) - W Andes of Colombia (Munchique to Nariño) through both slopes in Ecuador to N Peru (Piura).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male at a feeder Locality Yanacocha Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp herrani)
Josep del Hoyo 4 February 2005 7 years ago 34 sec 3.9 -
perched male at around 3000m in the lo cloud Locality Cerro Toledo, Loja Province, Ecuador (ssp herrani)
Martin Kennewell 7 April 2011 1 year ago 22 sec 3.8 -
Female bird foraging at flowers Locality Saraguro, Loja Province, Ecuador
Cedric Prys-Roberts 14 October 2010 17 weeks ago 16 sec 3.6
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A male showing his gorget.
Locality Yanacocha Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Scott Olmstead 10 July 2007 2 years ago 4.4 -
Ind perched at a stake out place
Locality Los Nevados National Park, Colombia
Diego Calderon - COLOMBIA... 13 November 2011 18 weeks ago 2.7 -
An individual on a branch, resting after negative interaction against other two individuals. In the paramo of the mountain peaks
Locality Farallones de Cali National Park, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
Sebastian Duque 23 August 2010 1 year ago 1.6 -
Fluttering near brush
Locality Yanacocha Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
David Weaver 1 year ago 1.4
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