Garnet-throated hummingbird

The garnet-throated hummingbird (Lamprolaima rhami) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. It is in the monotypical genus Lamprolaima.

Garnet-throated hummingbird
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Tribe: Lampornithini
Genus: Lamprolaima
Reichenbach, 1854
Species:
L. rhami
Binomial name
Lamprolaima rhami
(Lesson, 1838)

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Systematics

First described by Rene Primevere Lesson as Ornismya rhami in 1838, the garnet-throated hummingbird was moved to its current genus, Lamprolaima, by Ludwig Reichenbach in 1854.[3]

It is the only member of the genus Lamprolaima,[4] a name which is a combination of two Greek words: lampros, meaning brilliant or radiant and laimos, meaning throat.[5] The specific epithet commemorates Henri-Casimir de Rham, a Swiss diplomat to the United States who was founder of the Swiss Benevolent Society in New York, a businessman, naturalist and collector.[6]

Description

The garnet-throated hummingbird is a large hummingbird, ranging from 4.5 to 5 in (11 to 13 cm) in length[7] and from 7 to 9.5 g (0.25 to 0.34 oz) in weight.[8] The male has an iridescent emerald green back, bright rufous wings and a dark purple tail. His chest is iridescent violet, his abdomen black, and his throat has an iridescent garnet-red patch surrounded by black. The female lacks the throat and chest colors of the male; instead, she is sooty gray below.[7]

Conservation and threats

Although the International Union for Conservation of Nature lists this species as being of Least Concern,[1] the Mexican government lists it as Threatened.[9]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Lamprolaima rhami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22687693A93164178. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22687693A93164178.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. "Garnet-throated Hummingbird (Lamprolaima rhami)". Internet Bird Collection. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  4. "ITIS Report: Lamprolaima". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  5. Jobling, p. 295.
  6. Jobling, p. 334.
  7. Peterson, Roger Tory; Chalif, Edward L. (1973). A Field Guide to Mexican Birds. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin. p. 104.
  8. Dunning Jr., John B., ed. (2008). CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses (2nd ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-4200-6444-5. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  9. Wells, Jeffrey V. (2007). Birder's Conservation Handbook: 100 North American Birds at Risk. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 428. ISBN 978-0-691-12322-6. Retrieved 22 July 2014.

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