Caatinga shadow hummingbird
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Caatinga hummingbird ( Anopetia gounellei ) |
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The caatinga shadow hummingbird ( Anopetia gounellei ) or rust-bearded hummingbird is a species of bird from the hummingbird family (Trochilidae). The range of this endemic species is limited to Brazil . The IUCN assesses the population as Least Concern .
features
The caatinga shadow hummingbird reaches a body length of about 11.5 cm with a weight of about 2.6 g. The wings are approx. 5,3 cm long. The upper side and the wing-coverts are gray-bronze-green, with the dorsal feathers lined with a pale rust color. The wide, light red-brown neck band is traversed by a black line. The wide stripe above the eyes is white. The black ear patches extend to the beak, whereby the reins are colored whitish-ocher. The rust-colored throat has a black central stripe. The chest and the flanks are light gray-brownish to pale ocher, the middle of the abdomen is whitish. The tail-coverts of the approx. 4.5 cm long tail are light brown. The bronze-green tail feathers have broad white tips and a black band at the end. While the upper bill is black-brown with an olive-green root part, the lower bill is greenish-yellow. The legs are black-brown.
behavior
Nothing is known about their behavior and their breeding behavior.
distribution and habitat
The hummingbird is found in the states of Piauí , Ceará, and Bahia . Here he moves in the bushy Caatinga landscape with semi-evergreen forests.
Vocalizations
Her call consists of a slow repeating series of chirps that sound like twut and that are interrupted over and over again.
Etymology and history of research
Adolphe Boucard described the hummingbird under the name Phaetornis [sic] gounellei . It was not until 1918 that Eugène Simon proposed it to the new genus Anopetia . The species is considered to be monotypical .
The term “Anopetia” is derived from the Greek words “an-” for “without, missing” and “opeas, opeatos” for “thorn”. The species name honors the French naturalist and collector Pierre Émile Gounelle (1850-1914), who was in Brazil in 1887.
literature
- Rolf Grantsau : The hummingbirds of Brazil . Expressão e Cultura, Rio de Janeiro 1988, ISBN 978-85-208-0101-7 .
- Ber Van Perlo : A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2009, ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7, ( online [accessed July 21, 2014]).
- James A. Jobling: Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 .
- Adolphe Boucard: Notes on rare species of Humming Birds and description of Several Supposed New Species in Boucard's Museum . In: The Humming Bird. A Monthly Scientific, Artistic and Industrial Review . tape 1 , no. 3 , 1891, p. 17-18 ( online [accessed July 20, 2014]).
Web links
- Anopetia gounellei inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011.2. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- BirdLife International: Species Factsheet - Broad-tipped Hermit ( Anopetia gounellei ) . Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Broad-tipped Hermit (Anopetia gounellei) in the Internet Bird Collection
- Caatinga shadow hummingbird ( Anopetia gounellei ) at Avibase; Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- Anopetia gounellei in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- xeno-canto: Sound recordings - Broad-tipped Hermit ( Anopetia gounellei )
- Caatinga shadow hummingbird (Anopetia gounellei) in the Encyclopedia of Life . Retrieved September 6, 2017.