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Saucerottia cupreicauda

Distribution

South America: found in Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil

Taxonomy

Formerly considered a part of Green-bellied Hummingbird.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized^[1]. Green-bellied Hummingbird (Copper-tailed) - cupreicauda Group

• S. v. cupreicauda:

• Tepuis of southern Venezuela, Guyana and extreme northern Brazil (Roraima)

• S. v. duidae:

• Tepuis of southern Venezuela (Mlount Duida)

• S. v. laireti:

• Tepuis of southern Venezuela (Cerro de la Neblina)

• S. v. pacaraimae

• Mts. of southern Venezuela (Sierra de Pacaraima)

The second group is sometimes considered a full species.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.1)_red. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/

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• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Copper-tailed Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Copper-tailed_Hummingbird

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