Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
White-tailed Goldenthroat (Polytmus guainumbi) - HBW 5, p. 591
French: Colibri guaïnumbi
German: Bronzerücken-Glanzkehlchen
Spanish: Colibrí Guainumbí
Other common names: White-tailed Hummingbird(!)
Taxonomy: Trochilus guainumbi Pallas, 1764, Cape of Good Hope; error = Surinam.
Genus probably constitutes an old Guianan and C Brazilian element with close morphological and behavioural affinities with Leucochloris and Leucippus. In past, genus was considered monospecific, comprising present species only. Forms a superspecies with P. milleri. Name andinus was thought to be preoccupied and this taxon was thus renamed “doctus”, but renaming unjustified. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- andinus Simon, 1921 - E Colombia (S to Meta and Vichada).
- guainumbi (Pallas, 1764) - Venezuela and Trinidad to the Guianas and N Brazil.
- thaumantias (Linnaeus, 1766) - E Bolivia, E Paraguay and C & E Brazil (S Maranhão and Bahia to Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo and N Paraná) to NE Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched with its bill opened and looking around Locality Linhares Biological Reserve, Espirito Santo State, Brazil (ssp thaumantias)
Josep del Hoyo 23 January 2005 4 years ago 1 min 2 sec 4.8 -
A view of a bird behind sticks, keeping still Locality Finca La Vuelta Larga, Sucre State, Venezuela (ssp guainumbi)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2007 4 years ago 23 sec 4.3 -
A front view of a bird perched, looking one side and another Locality Finca La Vuelta Larga, Sucre State, Venezuela (ssp guainumbi)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2007 4 years ago 18 sec 4 -
A lone bird in it's grassy habitat. Locality Suri Village, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp guainumbi)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 7 February 2011 43 weeks ago 16 sec 3 -
A bird in a tree and flying away Locality Trinidad, Beni Department, Bolivia (ssp thaumantias)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2005 5 years ago 11 sec 2.8
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Adult male feeding.
Locality Rahamut Trace, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
fayardmohammed 6 November 2011 28 weeks ago 4.3 -
Nest with two nestlings
Locality Santa Gertrudes, São Paulo State, Brazil
Carlos Gussoni 2 December 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Nest with two nestlings
Locality Santa Gertrudes, São Paulo State, Brazil
Carlos Gussoni 2 December 2010 1 year ago 3.6 -
A bird in flight in front of a flower.
Locality Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes Province, Argentina (ssp thaumantias)
Carmelo López 2 November 2011 20 weeks ago 3.5 -
A young of white-tailed goldenthroat
Locality Lomas de Arena Reserve, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
vanesa bejarano alegre 18 November 2009 2 years ago 3.4 -
white-tailed goldenthroat at Rahamut trace.
Locality Woodland, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Sanjiv Parasram 23 January 2012 17 weeks ago 3.2
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