Tapajós hermit

Tapajós hermit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Phaethornis
Species: P. aethopygus
Binomial name
Phaethornis aethopygus
Zimmer, 1950

The Tapajós hermit (Phaethornis aethopygus) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in the south-eastern Amazon in Brazil, and its common name refers to the Tapajós River, which forms the western border of its distribution.[2] This small hermit has rufous underparts, rump and tail-tips, white to the base of the tail, and a dark throat. Females are paler and longer-tailed than males.[2]

The Tapajós hermit was first described in 1950 as a subspecies of the little hermit.[3] At that time many small hermits now treated as separate species were considered subspecies of the little hermit, and the Tapajós hermit was believed to be most closely related to the black-throated hermit.[3] In 1996 it was suggested that the Tapajós hermit was entirely invalid, and actually represented hybrids between the reddish and streak-throated hermits.[4] In 2009 this hypothesis was shown to be incorrect,[2] and the Tapajós hermit was instated as a valid species.[5]

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Phaethornis aethopyga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Piacentini, V. Q., A. Aleixo, & L. F. Silveira (2009). Hybrid, subspecies or species? The validity and taxonomic status of Phaethornis longuemareus aethopyga Zimmer, 1950 (Trochilidae). Auk 126: 604-612.
  3. 1 2 Zimmer, J. T. (1950). Studies of Peruvian Birds #55. The hummingbird genera Doryfera, Glaucis, Threnetes, and Phaethornis. American Museum Novitates 1449: 1–51.
  4. ↑ Hinkelmann, C. (1996). Evidence for natural hybridisation in hermit hummingbirds (Phaethornis spp.). Bulletin B.O.U. 116: 5–14.
  5. ↑ Piacentini, V. Q. (2010). Recognize Phaethornis aethopyga as a valid species. South American Classification Committee. Accessed 13 August 2010

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