Black-bellied Andean Hummingbird
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The black-bellied Andean hummingbird ( Aglaeactis pamela ), also known as Pamela hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird belonging to the genus of retro-reflective hummingbirds .
description
The black-bellied Andean hummingbird reaches a length of 13 centimeters and a weight of 7 to 8.5 grams. In the male, the underside is generally black and contrasts with white breast tufts. Most of the back and rump are characterized by shimmering bluish-malachite-green feathers. The rust-brown tail is slightly forked. In the female, the underside is dull black and the upper side is less shiny. The tail is less forked. The immature birds resemble the females.
Occurrence and habitat
The black-bellied Andean hummingbird is native to the Cordillera Real in Bolivia. It is most common in the Yungas near La Paz and Cochabamba and in the national parks of Carrasco Ichilo and Amboró. The black-bellied Andean hummingbird lives in mountain forests in the transition zone between moist mountain slopes and the montane basins at altitudes between 3000 and 3500 m, less often at 1800 m.
Way of life
Nothing is known about its breeding biology as no nests have yet been discovered. Its diet consists of insects and the nectar of flowering plants, including the genera Bernedesia , Berberis , Puya and Centropogon .
Etymology and history of research
Alcide Dessalines d'Orbigny described the hummingbird under the name Ornismya Pamela . He gave Yungas in Bolivia as the site . Only later was it assigned to the genus "Aglaeactis". The name is made up of the Greek words "aglaia αγλαια " for "shine, splendor, glory" and " aktis ακτις " for "sunbeam". The species is named after Pamela d'Orbigny born Matignon (1810–1842), the first wife of the first person to be described.
literature
- J. Del Hoyo, A. Elliot, J. Sargatal (Eds.) (1999): Handbook of the Birds of the World . Volume 5: Barn-Owls to Hummingbirds. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-87334-25-3
- James A. Jobling: Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 .
- Alcide Dessalines d'Orbigny, Frédéric de Lafresnaye: Synopsis Avium AB Alcide d'Orbigny, en ejus per Americam meridionalem itinere, collectarum et ab ipso viatorenecnon a de Lafresnaye in ordine redactarum . tape 8 , Classe II, 1838, pp. 1-34, plates 77, 78, 79 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
- Edward Clive Dickinson, Alain Lebossé: A study of d'Orbigny's “Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale”. IV. New avian names deriving from d'Orbigny's expedition with evidence for their first introduction and necessary corrections to authorship, dates and citations . In: Zoological Bibliography . tape 5 , no. 4 , March 9, 2018, p. 49–274 ( avespress.com [PDF; 8.9 MB ]).
- Edward Clive Dickinson, Alain Lebossé: A study of d'Orbigny's “Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale”. V. Necessary corrections to data from the "Index Animalium". Pp. 275-292. Also includes errata . In: Zoological Bibliography . tape 5 , no. 5 , August 1, 2018, p. 275–292 ( avespress.com [PDF; 731 kB ]).
- Edward Clive Dickinson, Martin Schneider: Authorship with in the Synopsis Avium: a correction. In: Zoological Bibliography . tape 5 , no. 11 , February 26, 2020, p. 413-415 ( avespress.com [PDF; 591 kB ]).
Web links
- Aglaeactis pamela inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019.2. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- BirdLife International: Species Factsheet - Black-hooded Sunbeam ( Aglaeactis pamela ) . Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Black-hooded Sunbeam (Aglaeactis pamela) in the Internet Bird Collection
- Black-bellied Andean Hummingbird ( Aglaeactis pamela ) at Avibase; accessed on August 13, 2014.
- Aglaeactis pamela in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- xeno-canto: Sound recordings - Black-hooded Sunbeam ( Aglaeactis pamela )
Individual evidence
Remarks
- ↑ For the history of the publication see Edward Clive Dickinson u. a. (2018a) pp. 52–53, pp. 195–196, Table A, p. 17, Edward Clive Dickinson et al. a. (2018b) p. 285 and Edward Clive Dickinson (2020) et al. Pp. 413-415