Escudo hummingbird
| Escudo hummingbird | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Not recognized (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Amazilia |
| Species: | A. tzacatl |
| Subspecies: | A. t. handleyi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Amazilia tzacatl handleyi Wetmore, 1963 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Amazilia handleyi Wetmore, 1963 | |
The Escudo hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl handleyi) is a hummingbird in the subfamily Trochilinae. It was long considered a doubtfully distinct species, but more recently it is generally treated as a subspecies of the rufous-tailed hummingbird, A. tzacatl.
It is endemic to Isla Escudo de Veraguas in Panama. Except for its larger size, it is similar to the rufous-tailed hummingbird. Its natural habitat is tropical moist shrubland and woodland. With a total range estimated at only 3 km², it is potentially threatened by habitat loss or invasive species.
When it was still considered a good species, it was classified as Vulnerable species by the IUCN, noting that any evidence of a declining population could lead to an uplisting to Critically Endangered status.[1] In 2008, it was removed from the IUCN Red List however, as only species are included therein.[2]
Footnotes
References
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2004). Amazilia handleyi. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 10 July 2007.
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008a) Escudo Hummingbird Species Factsheet. Retrieved 2008-MAY-26.
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008b): [2008 IUCN Redlist status changes]. Retrieved 2008-MAY-23.