Black panties
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Black panties after John Gould |
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The black panties ( Eriocnemis derbyi ), also known as the black feather panty hummingbird , is a species of hummingbird belonging to the genus of wool panties . There are currently no known subspecies. The species is therefore considered to be monotypical .
description
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The black panties reach a size of 9.7 centimeters. The beak is straight and about 20 mm long. The top is metallic green and the rump is copper colored. The under tail-coverts are glittering green. The black tail is pointed and forked. The underside is glittering green. The male is characterized by black feather pants. The female is a little smaller. The underside is white with glittering green spots. The feather panties are made of white and black feathers.
Occurrence and habitat
The black panty occurs at altitudes between 2500 and 3600 m (but usually above 2900 m). The distribution area known today is in the central Andes and extends from Tolima and Nariño in Colombia to northern Ecuador . The black panties inhabit the borders of wet forests as well as bushland, meadows and bush-like ravines.
Way of life
The black panties are very active. Its diet consists of flower nectar. The breeding season is in February.
Danger
Due to the ongoing destruction of its habitat, it has become quite rare locally. It is currently classified as Endangered by BirdLife International .
Etymology and history of research
The black panties were first discovered at Puracé near Popayán in Colombia. Adolphe Delattre and Jules Bourcier described the species under the name Trochilus Derbyi . It was later assigned to the genus Eriocnemis . This name is derived from the Greek words »erion ἔριον « for »wool« and »knēmis κνημίς « for »cuff, leg splint «. The name "derbyi" is dedicated to Edward Smith Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby from Knowsley .
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 May 8, 2013]).
- James A. Jobling: Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 .
- Adolphe Delattre , Jules Bourcier: Description de quinze espèce nouvelle de Trochilidèe, faisant partie de collections rapportées par M. Ad. De Lattre dont le précédentes excursions ont déjà enrichi plusieurs branches de L'histoire naturelle, et provenant de L'intérieur de Pérou, de républiques de l'Équateur, de la Nouvelle-Grenade et del'isthme de Panama . In: Revue Zoologique par La Société Cuvierienne . tape 9 , 1846, pp. 305-312 ( online [accessed May 8, 2014]).
Web links
- Eriocnemis derbyi in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2014 Posted by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved on May 8, 2014.
- BirdLife International: Species Factsheet - Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi ) . Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Black-thighed Puffleg (Eriocnemis derbyi) in the Internet Bird Collection
- Black-feathered Hummingbird ( Eriocnemis derbyi ) at Avibase accessed on May 8, 2014.
- Eriocnemis derbyi in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- xeno-canto: Sound recordings - Black-thighed Puffleg ( Eriocnemis derbyi )
Individual evidence
- ↑ J. Del Hoyo, A. Elliot, J. Sargatal (Eds.): Handbook of the Birds of the World . Volume 5: Barn-Owls to Hummingbirds. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. 1999. ISBN 8487334253
- ^ IOC World Bird List Hummingbirds
- ↑ a b Adolphe Delattre u. a., p. 307
- ↑ Adolphe Delattre et al. a., p. 306
- ↑ James A. Jobling, p. 148