Indigo-capped hummingbird

The indigo-capped hummingbird (Saucerottia cyanifrons) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

Indigo-capped hummingbird
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Saucerottia
Species:
S. cyanifrons
Binomial name
Saucerottia cyanifrons
(Bourcier, 1843)
Synonyms

Amazilia alfaroana (disputed)
Saucerottia alfaroana
Saucerottia cyanifrons

It is currently found only in Colombia.

Taxonomy

This species was formerly placed in the genus Amazilia. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the genus Amazilia was polyphyletic.[3] In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the indigo-capped hummingbird was moved to the resurrected genus Saucerottia.[4][5]

Description

The indigo-capped hummingbird has an indigo cap. Its body is emerald green and its back is dark brown. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Amazilia cyanifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. McGuire, J.; Witt, C.; Remsen, J.V.; Corl, A.; Rabosky, D.; Altshuler, D.; Dudley, R. (2014). "Molecular phylogenetics and the diversification of hummingbirds". Current Biology. 24 (8): 910–916. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.016. PMID 24704078.
  4. Stiles, F.G.; Remsen, J.V. Jr.; Mcguire, J.A. (2017). "The generic classification of the Trochilini (Aves: Trochilidae): Reconciling taxonomy with phylogeny". Zootaxa. 4353 (3): 401–424. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4353.3.
  5. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 8 January 2020.


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