Hyacinth hummingbird

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Hyacinth hummingbird
Hyacinth hummingbird

Hyacinth hummingbird

Systematics
Class : Birds (aves)
Order : Sailor birds (Apodiformes)
Family : Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Genre : Chestnut winged ( Boissonneaua )
Type : Hyacinth hummingbird
Scientific name
Boissonneaua jardini
( Bourcier , 1851)

The hyacinth hummingbird ( Boissonneaua jardini ) is a species of bird in the hummingbird family (Trochilidae). The species has a large range that covers about 31,000 square kilometers in the South American countries of Ecuador and Colombia . The IUCN assesses the population as Least Concern .

features

The hyacinth hummingbird reaches a body length of about 11 centimeters. The straight relatively short beak becomes about 18 millimeters long. In good lighting conditions, the hummingbird shimmers colorfully. Most of the time it just seems to be black. The head, neck and throat are black and resemble the appearance of a hat. He has a sparkling purple part. Minimal signs of this purple can also be found on the throat. The back shines blue-green. The wing bow and the lower part of the wing are colored maroon. The chest and belly shine purple. The inner control feathers are black bronze and turn white with black spots on the outside.

Habitat

Distribution of the hyacinth hummingbird

The hummingbird moves in the crown area of ​​the trees. Here he is at home near the foothills and subtropical forests of the western Andes. It is very seldom seen in low to half-high vegetation. The bird is present at altitudes between 800 and 1700 meters. In Ecuador you can meet him in the south of the Pichincha province near Mindo and Nanegal . In Colombia it is found on the upper reaches of the Río San Juan and south of it.

behavior

The behavior is very similar to that of the red-bellied hummingbird . However, there are striking differences in the altitude at which the two species reside. The bird is relatively territorial in terms of flowers . It is usually found in the canopy . After landing, it spreads its wings for one to two seconds. He prefers to cling to himself while feeding and also lift his wings. The bird shows a considerable fighting spirit. You never see him in larger groups. In the presence of ♀, the ♂ circles the object of desire. Later he lands near the ♀ and chirps. This later turns into a kind of sums.

Subspecies

So far, no subspecies of the hyacinth hummingbird is known. The species is therefore considered to be monotypical .

Etymology and history of research

The type specimen of the hyacinth hummingbird came from the area around the Parroquia Nanégan in the province of Pichincha and was brought back by Bourcier on his return from Ecuador. Jules Bourcier described the species under the name Trochilus Jardini . Only later was it assigned to the genus Boissonneaua Reichenbach , in 1854. This name is dedicated to the natural food dealer and ocularist Auguste Boissonneau . The specific epithet is dedicated to the ornithologist William Jardine, 7th Baronet of Applegarth (1800–1874).

literature

  • Steven Leon Hilty , William Leroy Brown : A guide to the birds of Colombia . Princeton University Press, Princeton 1986, ISBN 0-691-08372-X ( books.google.de ).
  • Robert Sterling Ridgely, Paul J. Greenfield: Birds of Ecuador Field Guide: Status, Distribution, and Taxonomy . tape 1 . Princeton University Press, Princeton 2001, ISBN 0-8014-8720-X .
  • Robert Sterling Ridgely, Paul J. Greenfield: Birds of Ecuador Field Guide: Field Guide . tape 2 . Princeton University Press, Princeton 2001, ISBN 0-8014-8721-8 .
  • James A. Jobling: Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 .
  • Jules Bourcier: Note on our espèces de trochilidées . In: Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences . tape 32 , 1851, pp. 186-188 ( gallica.bnf.fr ).
  • Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach: Enumeration of the hummingbirds or trochilids in their true natural relationship with key to their synonymy . In: Journal of Ornithology . tape 2 , special issue, 1854, p. 1-24 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).

Web links

Commons : Hyacinth Hummingbird ( Boissonneaua jardini )  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Birds of Ecuador. (No longer available online.) August 12, 2004, archived from the original on April 15, 2009 ; accessed on April 29, 2020 (English).
  2. ^ IOC World Bird List Hummingbirds
  3. ↑ Jules Bourcier, p. 187.
  4. ↑ Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach, p. 11.
  5. ↑ James A. Jobling, p. 73.
  6. ↑ James A. Jobling, p. 211.