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- Adelomyia melanogenys
Identification
- Dark ear mask
- Speckling on the breast and throat
- Buff tips to tail
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Eight subspecies are recognized[1]:
- A. m. cervina:
- Western and Central Andes of Colombia
- A. m. melanogenys:
- A. m. connectens:
- Southern Colombia (Huila)
- A. m. debellardiana:
- Mountains of Venezuela (Lara, Trujillo, M‚rida, T chira, Perij )
- A. m. aeneosticta:
- Mountains of central and northern Venezuela
- A. m. maculata:
- Andes of Ecuador and northern Peru
- A. m. chlorospila:
- Andes of south-eastern Peru
- A. m. inornata:
Habitat
Humid temperate forest with ornamental plantings, secondary growth and scrub, coffee forest. Garden feeders and lodge grounds. Observed at 2700 m elevation.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Birdforum thread discussing taxonomy of this species
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Speckled Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Speckled_Hummingbird
