Red-faced hummingbird
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The red-faced hummingbird ( Goethalsia bella ), sometimes also called the red-cheeked hummingbird, is a species of bird in the hummingbird family (Trochilidae). The species has a small distribution area in the border area of Panama and Colombia . The IUCN assesses the population as near threatened .
features
The red-faced hummingbird reaches a body length of about 8.9 centimeters. The straight beak becomes about 13 millimeters long. The head and the lower cheeks of the male are maroon. The rest of the top is metallic green. The underside is predominantly glossy green with cinnamon-colored elements on the chin and sides. The bent back white feathers of the under tail-coverts adorn stiff tufts. The tail is yellow-brown with black spots. The central control springs are green. Another cinnamon-colored stripe runs through the base of the inner arm wings. The top of the female is green. There is a chestnut-colored part between the beak and the eyes. The underside is pale cinnamon and turns white towards the chest. The rest of the plumage is similar to that of the male.
Habitat and Distribution
Little is known about the habitat of the hummingbird. Mostly it is observed in moist, wooded mountain foothills at heights between 600 and 1650 meters. It is seldom found in lowlands. In Panama it occurs in the east of Darien , so on the mountains Sapo and Pirre . In Colombia it is located in the province of Chocó on the mountain ranges of Nique near the Río Salaquí .
behavior
The bird is more of a loner. You can often see it on the nectar blossoms of bushes and smaller trees in the forest. At higher altitudes it is mostly pursued and chased away by the numerous copper-gloss hummingbirds ( Haplophaedia aureliae ) that occur in large numbers.
Subspecies
There is no known subspecies of the red-faced hummingbird. The species is therefore considered to be monotypical . The English name Rufous-cheeked Hummingbird is rejected by the South American Classification Committee (SACC).
Etymology and history of research
On March 16, 1912, Edward Alphonso Goldman collected the type specimen that Edward William Nelson described under the current name Goethalsia bella .
The word »Goethalsia« honors the head of the commission for the construction of the Panama Canal, George Washington Goethals . The word "bella" is Latin for "beautiful, enchanting".
literature
- Steven Leon Hilty, William Leroy Brown: A guide to the birds of Colombia . Princeton University Press, Princeton 1986, ISBN 978-0-691-08372-8 ( online [accessed December 11, 2014]).
- Robert Sterling Ridgely, John A. Gwynne: A Guide to the Birds of Panama: With Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras . Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey 1989, ISBN 978-0-691-02512-4 ( online [accessed December 11, 2014]).
- Edward William Nelson: Descriptions of new genera, species and subspecies of birds from Panama, Colombia and Ecuador . In: Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . tape 60 , no. 3 , 1912, pp. 1-25 ( online [accessed December 27, 2013]).
- James A. Jobling: Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 .
Web links
- Goethalsia bella inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- BirdLife International: Species Factsheet - Rufous-cheeked Hummingbird ( Goethalsia bella ) . Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- Videos, photos and sound recordings for Pirre Hummingbird (Goethalsia bella) in the Internet Bird Collection
- Red-faced hummingbird ( Goethalsia bella ) at Avibase; Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- Goethalsia bella in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- xeno-canto: sound recordings - Pirre Hummingbird ( Goethalsia bella )
Individual evidence
- ^ IOC World Bird List Hummingbirds
- ↑ Proposal (# 304) to South American Classification Committee ( Memento of the original dated May 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Edward William Nelson, p. 7
- ^ Edward William Nelson, p. 6
- ↑ James A. Jobling p. 69
