Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
White-tufted Sunbeam (Aglaeactis castelnaudii) - HBW 5, p. 621
French: Colibri de Castelneau
German: Rotbrust-Andenkolibri
Spanish: Colibrí Condecorado
Taxonomy: Trochilus Castelnaudii Bourcier and Mulsant, 1848, mountains near Cuzco, Peru.
Forms a superspecies with A. cupripennis and possibly with A. aliciae. May be sister-species of A. pamela. Although the morphological variation in the genus might suggest past geneflow between A. cupripennis and present species, they are nowadays reproductively isolated in the zone of overlap. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- regalis Zimmer, 1951 - Andes of Huánuco, Pasco and Junín (C Peru).
- castelnaudii Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848 - Andes of Huancavelica, Ayacucho, Apurímac and Cuzco (SC Peru).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a branch. Locality Abra Malaga, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp castelnaudii)
herve jacob 13 October 2010 2 years ago 18 sec 4.4 -
perched head on in strong sunlight Locality Abra Malaga, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp castelnaudii)
Martin Kennewell 30 August 2006 1 year ago 24 sec 3.3
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Adult perched on a branch
Locality Ollantaytambo, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp Castelnaudii)
Marc FASOL 11 July 2011 23 weeks ago 4.3 -
mist-netted bird in hand; intermontane valley dominated by semi-humid montane scrub and agricultural land
Locality Rincón, Huánuco Department, Peru (ssp regalis)
Jacob R Saucier 22 June 2010 2 years ago 3.7 -
Adult perched on a branch
Locality Ollantaytambo, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp castelnaudii)
Marc FASOL 19 July 2011 23 weeks ago 3.6
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