Mexico-name

Mexico-name
	Mexico-name
Systematics
Class :	Birds (aves)
Order :	Sailor birds (Apodiformes)
Family :	Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Subfamily :	Emeralds (Trochilini)
Genre :	Thalurania hummingbirds ( Thalurania )
Type :	Mexico-name
Scientific name
	Thalurania ridgwayi
	Nelson , 1900

The mexico-anonymph ( Thalurania ridgwayi ) is a species of bird from the hummingbird family (Trochilidae). The species is endemic to Mexico . The stock is on the IUCN as endangered ( Vulnerable estimated).

features

The Mexikonymph reaches a body length of approx. 9 to 10 cm with a weight of approx. 3.5 to 4.2 g. The males have a straight black beak. The front skull shimmers violet blue, the back skull bluish green. The rest of the top is green. The throat glitters emerald green, the belly and the under tail-coverts are dark green. The tail is slightly forked and bluish black. The top of the female is similar in color to that of the male, but they have a small white point behind the eyes. The underside is grayish, the sides of the chest have green spots. The slightly forked tail is also bluish black, but the central control feathers have a greenish tinge. The outer control springs are spotted white.

Behavior and nutrition

The nectar involves the Mexico nymph probably similar to other species of the genus Thalurania of flowering Rötegewächsen , ginger plants and epiphytes such as bromeliads , heather plants and mistletoe . Arthropods are both collected from foliage and hunted and caught in the air.

Vocalizations

The singing consists of irregularly repeated liquid tsip sounds. Often these are uttered in quick series of 2 to 4 sounds that sound like a liquid shaking. Most of the time, they utter these tones in a hovering flight.

Reproduction

The only thing that is known about reproduction is that they were observed in a breeding mood while collecting in February and March.

distribution and habitat

Distribution area of the Mexikonymph

The Mexikonymphe prefers moist forests, gorges and mountain foothills at altitudes between 250 and 1200 meters. A precise delimitation of their habitat has not yet been scientifically researched. You can probably also find them in coffee plantations. They are native to the mountain slopes facing the Pacific in the south of Nayarit , in Jalisco and in Colima .

migration

The mexico-anonymph is a resident bird .

Subspecies

The species is considered to be monotypical .

Etymology and history of research

Edward William Nelson described the Mexicanonymph under the current name Thalurania ridgwayi . As the location of the type specimen that he had collected together with Edward Alphonso Goldman , he named San Sebastián del Oeste . John Gould introduced Thalurania in 1848 for a subspecies of the swallow nymph ( Thalurania furcata viridipectus ). »Thalurania« is derived from the Greek words »thalos, τηαλοσ « for »child, descendant« and »ouranos, οὐρανός « for »heaven«. The specific epithet »ridgwayi« is dedicated to Robert Ridgway (1850–1929).

literature

Andrew Townsend Peterson, Peter Boesman in: Josep del Hoyo , Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal , David Andrew Christie , Eduardo de Juana: Mexican Woodnymph (Thalurania ridgwayi) in Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive . Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
James A. Jobling: Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 .
Edward William Nelson: Descriptions of Thirty New North American Birds, in the Biological Survey Collection . In: The Auk . tape 17 , no. 3 , 1900, p. 253–279 ( sora.unm.edu [PDF; 741 kB ]).
John Gould: Drafts for a new arrangement of the Trochilidae . In: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London . tape 16 , no. 180 , 1848, pp. 11-14 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).

Web links

Commons : Mexikonymphe ( Thalurania ridgwayi ) - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Thalurania ridgwayi inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018.1. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
BirdLife International: Species Factsheet - Mexican Woodnymph ( Thalurania ridgwayi ) . Retrieved November 7, 2018.
Videos, photos and sound recordings of Mexican Woodnymph (Thalurania ridgwayi) in the Internet Bird Collection
Mexiconymphe ( Thalurania ridgwayi ) at Avibase; accessed on November 7, 2018.
Thalurania ridgwayi in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved on 2018-11-07.
xeno-canto: sound recordings - Mexican Woodnymph ( Thalurania ridgwayi )
Mexiconymph (Thalurania ridgwayi) in the Encyclopedia of Life . Retrieved November 7, 2018.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Andrew Townsend Peterson u. a.
^ IOC World Bird List Hummingbirds
^ Edward William Nelson, p. 162.
^ John Gould (1848), p. 13.
↑ James A. Jobling, p. 383
^ Edward William Nelson, p. 163.

Remarks

↑ He also assigned the swallow nymph ( Thalurania furcata ( Gmelin, JF , 1788)), the swallow nymph ( Thalurania furcata nigrofasciata ( Gould , 1846)) and the long-tailed nymph ( Thalurania watertonii ( Bourcier , 1847)) to the new genus.

[peterson-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Andrew Townsend Peterson u. a.

[2] IOC World Bird List Hummingbirds

[nelson162-3] Edward William Nelson, p. 162.

[gould13-4] John Gould (1848), p. 13.

[jobling383-6] James A. Jobling, p. 383

[nelson163-7] Edward William Nelson, p. 163.

[5] He also assigned the swallow nymph ( Thalurania furcata ( Gmelin, JF , 1788)), the swallow nymph ( Thalurania furcata nigrofasciata ( Gould , 1846)) and the long-tailed nymph ( Thalurania watertonii ( Bourcier , 1847)) to the new genus.