Chalcostigma is a genus of South American hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae.
| Chalcostigma | |
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| Rainbow-bearded thornbill (Chalcostigma herrani) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Lesbiini |
| Genus: | Chalcostigma Reichenbach, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Ornismya heteropogon Boissonneau, 1840
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| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Taxonomy and species list
editThe genus Chalcostigma was introduced in 1854 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach.[1] The type species was subsequently designated as the bronze-tailed thornbill by George Gray.[2][3] The name of the genus is derived from the Greek khalkos meaning bronze and stigme for a spot or mark, a reference to the beard on the bronze-tailed thornbill.[4]
The genus contains the following five species:[5]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Rufous-capped thornbill
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Chalcostigma ruficeps (Gould, 1846) |
Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Olivaceous thornbill
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Chalcostigma olivaceum (Lawrence, 1864) |
Bolivia and Peru
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Blue-mantled thornbill
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Chalcostigma stanleyi (Bourcier, 1851) Three subspecies
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Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Bronze-tailed thornbill
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Chalcostigma heteropogon (Boissonneau, 1840) |
Colombia and Venezuela
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Rainbow-bearded thornbill
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Chalcostigma herrani (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) Two subspecies
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Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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References
edit- ^ Reichenbach, Ludwig (1854). "Aufzählung der Colibris Oder Trochilideen in ihrer wahren natürlichen Verwandtschaft, nebst Schlüssel ihrer Synonymik". Journal für Ornithologie (Supplement) (in German). 1: 1–24 [12].
- ^ Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 141.
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1945). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 121.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (1991). A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 48. ISBN 0-19-854634-3.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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