Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Euornithes
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Ornithurae
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Ordo: Apodiformes
Familia: Trochilidae
Subfamilia: Trochilinae
Genus: Lamprolaima
Species: Lamprolaima rhami
Name
Lamprolaima rhami (Lesson, 1838)
References
Revue Zoologique 1, 1838 p.315
IUCN: Lamprolaima rhami (Least Concern)
Vernacular names
català: Colibrí de gorja granat
Cymraeg: Sïedn gwddf garned
Deutsch: Granatkehlkolibri
English: Garnet-throated Hummingbird
فارسی: مرغ مگس گلولعلی
suomi: Granaattikurkkukolibri
français: Colibri à gorge grenat
Nederlands: Smukkolibrie
svenska: granatstrupekolibri
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.
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
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.
"Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
"Garnet-throated Hummingbird (Lamprolaima rhami)". Internet Bird Collection. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
"ITIS Report: Lamprolaima". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
Jobling, p. 295.
Jobling, p. 334.
Peterson, Roger Tory; Chalif, Edward L. (1973). A Field Guide to Mexican Birds. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin. p. 104.
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.
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.
Cited texts
Jobling, James A. (2010). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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