Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Tepui Goldenthroat (Polytmus milleri) - HBW 5, p. 591
French: Colibri des tépuis
German: Tepuiglanzkehlchen
Spanish: Colibrí de Tepui
Taxonomy: Waldronia milleri Chapman, 1929, Mount Duida, 4700 feet [c. 1450 m], Venezuela.
Genus probably constitutes an old Guianan and C Brazilian element with close morphological and behavioural affinities with Leucochloris and Leucippus. Formerly separated in monotypic genus Waldronia. Forms a superspecies with P. guainumbi. Monotypic.
Distribution: Table mountains in Venezuela (Duida, Jauna, Auyán Tepui, Ptaritepui, Roraima and Serra de Pacaraima) and N Brazil (Roraima).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male feeding, first in flight and then perched Locality Gran Sabana, Bolívar State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 4 years ago 12 sec 3.9 -
A male perched on a flower and feeding Locality Gran Sabana, Bolívar State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 4 years ago 5 sec 3.8 -
A male feeding in two different flowers Locality Gran Sabana, Bolívar State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 4 years ago 7 sec 3.8 -
A male feeding and flying away Locality Gran Sabana, Bolívar State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 4 years ago n/a 3.7
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