Sapphire-throated hummingbird

Sapphire-throated hummingbird
Male, Panama
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Chrysuronia
Species:
C. coeruleogularis
Binomial name
Chrysuronia coeruleogularis
(Gould, 1851)
Range of C. coeruleogularis
Synonyms
  • Sapphironia coeruleogularis
Male, Panama

The sapphire-throated hummingbird (Chrysuronia coeruleogularis) is a shiny metallic-green hummingbird found in Panama, Colombia, and more recently Costa Rica.[3] The sapphire-throated hummingbird is separated into three subspecies; Chrysuronia coeruleogularis coeruleogularis, Chrysuronia coeruleogularis coelina, and Chrysuronia coeruleogularis conifis.[4][5]

Measuring 9 cm (3.5 in), this hummingbird sports a distinctively forked tail, which helps to distinguish it from other similarly sized and colored hummingbirds. The male is metallic green overall, with a violet-blue throat and dark tail. The female has entirely white underparts from throat to vent and distinctive green spots along the sides of the breast.[6]

Due to its large home range and adaptability to habitat change, the sapphire-throated hummingbird is listed as a species of least concern by the IUCN Red List. It prefers to live in mangroves, scrubs, and light forests, however is able to adapt if need be.[7][1]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International. (2016). Lepidopyga coeruleogularis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22687414A93150863.en
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Biamonte, Esteban (2010). "A new bird species for Costa Rica: sapphire-throated hummingbird (Lepidopyga coeruleogularis)". The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 122 (1): 194–195. doi:10.1676/09-039.1. S2CID 85850956.
  4. ^ Schuchmann, KL; Boesman, P (2014). "Sapphire-throated Hummingbird (Lepidopyga coeruleogularis)". Birds of the World. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive.
  5. ^ "Lepidopyga coeruleogularis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference BOP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Fogden, M; Taylor, M; Williamson, SL; Dunne, P (2014). Hummingbirds: A life-size Guide to Every Species. East Sussex (UK): Ivy Press. pp. 281–283. ISBN 978-0-06-228064-0.