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| − | ;[[: Category: | + | [[Image: SouthernMexico 09 0011(Green-fronted Hummingbird).jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|pbono|Peter R. Bono}} <br />El Sumidero Canyon, [[Chiapas]], [[Mexico]], July 2009 <!--EDITORS: this image does not appear in the Gallery-->]] |
| + | ;[[: Category:Ramosomyia|Ramosomyia]] viridifrons | ||
| + | ''Leucolia viridifrons'' <br /> | ||
| + | ''Amazilia viridifrons'' | ||
| + | '''Includes: Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 10–11·5 cm | ||
| + | *Dark-tipped red bill | ||
| + | *Blackish crown | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Endemic to [[Mexico]]. | Endemic to [[Mexico]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> consisting of 3 subspecies. | |
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| + | Green-fronted Hummingbird is sometimes placed in genus ''[[: Category:Agyrtria|Agyrtria]]''. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | *''R. v. viridifrons'': | ||
| + | :*Southern [[Mexico]] (eastern Guerrero to western Oaxaca) | ||
| + | *''R. v. wagneri'': | ||
| + | :*Southern Mexico (central and south Oaxaca) | ||
| + | *''R. v. villadai'': | ||
| + | :Southern Mexico (eastern Oaxaca and Chiapas) and west central [[Guatemala]] (Huehuetenango) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Dry or semi-dry pine-oak forests and scrub . | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of nectar and insects. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Amazilia | + | {{GSearch|"Leucolia viridifrons" {{!}} "Ramosomyia viridifrons" {{!}} "Amazilia viridifrons" {{!}} "Green-fronted Hummingbird" {{!}} "Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird"}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category: | + | {{GS-checked}}1 |
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| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ramosomyia]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:56, 23 December 2023
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- Ramosomyia viridifrons
Leucolia viridifrons
Amazilia viridifrons
Includes: Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird
Identification
10–11·5 cm
- Dark-tipped red bill
- Blackish crown
Distribution
Endemic to Mexico.
Taxonomy
This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of 3 subspecies.
Green-fronted Hummingbird is sometimes placed in genus Agyrtria.
Subspecies
- R. v. viridifrons:
- Southern Mexico (eastern Guerrero to western Oaxaca)
- R. v. wagneri:
- Southern Mexico (central and south Oaxaca)
- R. v. villadai:
- Southern Mexico (eastern Oaxaca and Chiapas) and west central Guatemala (Huehuetenango)
Habitat
Dry or semi-dry pine-oak forests and scrub .
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of nectar and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Green-fronted Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-fronted_Hummingbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
