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| − | [[Image:Wedge-billed_Hummingbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by edenwatcher<br />Buenaventura, [[Ecuador]]]] | + | [[Image:Wedge-billed_Hummingbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by edenwatcher{{user|edenwatcher|edenwatcher}}<br />Buenaventura, [[Ecuador]]]] |
| + | '''Alternative names: Choco Daggerbill; White-throated Wedgebill''' | ||
;[[: Category:Schistes|Schistes]] albogularis | ;[[: Category:Schistes|Schistes]] albogularis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | This species has a very sharp bill (it is very narrow when seen from above). The throat is white. | + | This species has a very sharp bill (it is very narrow when seen from above). |
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| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *The chin and throat and front of crown are glittering green | ||
| + | *White neck-sides are connected across the lower throat | ||
| + | *Post-ocular stripe is reduced to almost just a spot | ||
| + | *Sides of head has a dusky area around the eye, and below that is a bluish/purple area above the white on the neck | ||
| + | *Upperside including lower back and rump is green | ||
| + | *Underside including vent area is green | ||
| + | '''Female''' differs in having throat and chin area entirely white | ||
| + | ====Similar species==== | ||
| + | [[Geoffroy's Daggerbill]] differs in having central throat green in male and white with a lot of green speckles in female. It also differ in the much longer post-ocular stripe, underside that gets paler to white in the vent area, and lower back and rump are coppery bronze. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Western and Central Andes of [[Colombia]] and western [[Ecuador]]. | Western and Central Andes of [[Colombia]] and western [[Ecuador]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> | ||
| − | Formerly considered conspecific with [[ | + | Formerly considered conspecific with [[Geoffroy's Daggerbill]] under the name [[Wedge-billed Hummingbird]]. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Moist montane forests. | Moist montane forests. | ||
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This species uses its sharp bill to pierce a hole near the bottom of a flower to rob the nectar through this back door. It does so at relatively large flowers such as ''Heliconia''. | This species uses its sharp bill to pierce a hole near the bottom of a flower to rob the nectar through this back door. It does so at relatively large flowers such as ''Heliconia''. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}} | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}# [http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~remsen/SACCprop206.html SACC] proposal (not passed) to lump genus ''Schistes'' into ''Augastes'' |
| − | # [http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~remsen/SACCprop206.html SACC] proposal (not passed) to lump genus ''Schistes'' into ''Augastes'' | + | #del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, G. M. Kirwan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2021). White-throated Daggerbill (Schistes albogularis), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.webhum3.01.1 |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:48, 22 August 2021
Alternative names: Choco Daggerbill; White-throated Wedgebill
- Schistes albogularis
Identification
This species has a very sharp bill (it is very narrow when seen from above).
Male
- The chin and throat and front of crown are glittering green
- White neck-sides are connected across the lower throat
- Post-ocular stripe is reduced to almost just a spot
- Sides of head has a dusky area around the eye, and below that is a bluish/purple area above the white on the neck
- Upperside including lower back and rump is green
- Underside including vent area is green
Female differs in having throat and chin area entirely white
Similar species
Geoffroy's Daggerbill differs in having central throat green in male and white with a lot of green speckles in female. It also differ in the much longer post-ocular stripe, underside that gets paler to white in the vent area, and lower back and rump are coppery bronze.
Distribution
Western and Central Andes of Colombia and western Ecuador.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly considered conspecific with Geoffroy's Daggerbill under the name Wedge-billed Hummingbird.
Habitat
Moist montane forests.
Behaviour
This species uses its sharp bill to pierce a hole near the bottom of a flower to rob the nectar through this back door. It does so at relatively large flowers such as Heliconia.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- SACC proposal (not passed) to lump genus Schistes into Augastes
- del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, G. M. Kirwan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2021). White-throated Daggerbill (Schistes albogularis), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.webhum3.01.1
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-throated Daggerbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-throated_Daggerbill
