Subspecies groups and future splits (4 Viewers)

[Mysticete]

Just a minor update, as Polytminae isn't terribly diverse nor does it have seemingly many unresolved taxonomic questions

Lesser Violetear
Andean Violetear - Colibri (cyanotus) cyanotus
Costa Rican Violetear - Colibri (cyanotus) cabanidis

Black-throated Mango
Black-throated Mango - Anthracothorax (nigricollis) nigricollis
Ecuadorian Mango - Anthracothorax (nigricollis) iridescens

 

[awiner]

Finally getting to the Hummingbirds (so so many hummingbirds...). It will take me some time to get through the potential splits/subspecies groups for these

First up are the hermits:

FYI: ages ago, Paul Coopmans (RIP) noted that the songs of White-tipped Sicklebill were very different on the opposite sides of the Andes in Ecuador. No idea if anyone investigated that further.

 

[Mysticete]

Next batch...Brilliants

Glowing Puffleg
Glowing Puffleg - Eriocnemis (vestita) vestita
Paramo Puffleg - Eriocnemis (vestita) paramillo

Sapphire-vented Puffleg
Sapphire-vented Puffleg - Eriocnemis (luciani) luciani
Coppery-naped Puffleg - Eriocnemis (luciani) sapphiropygia

Shining Sunbeam
Shining Sunbeam - Aglaeactis (cupripennis) cupripennis
Black-throated Sunbeam - Aglaeactis (cupripennis) caumatonota

White-tufted Sunbeam
Southern White-tufted Sunbeam - Aglaeactis (castelnaudii) castelnaudii
Northern White-tufted Sunbeam - Aglaeactis (castelnaudii) regalis

Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Adda's Racket-tail - Ocreatus (addae) addae
Anna's Racket-tail - Ocreatus (addae) annae

Black-throated Brilliant
Black-throated Brilliant - Heliodoxa (schreibersii) schreibersii
Black-breasted Brilliant - Heliodoxa (schreibersii) whitelyana

Collared Inca
Collared Inca - Coeligena (torquata) torquata
Vilcabamba Inca - Coeligena (torquata) eisenmanni
Margaret's Inca - Coeligena (torquata) margaretae

Violet-throated Starfrontlet
Bolivian Starfrontlet - Coeligena (violifer) violifer
Huanuco Starfrontlet - Coeligena (violifer) dichroura
Apurimac Starfrontlet - Coeligena (violifer) albicaudata
Cuzco Starfrontlet - Coeligena (violifer) oscularis

Rainbow Starfrontlet
Rainbow Starfrontlet - Coeligena (iris) iris
Ecuadorian Starfrontlet - Coeligena (iris) hesperus
Gould's Starfrontlet - Coeligena (iris) aurora
Levanto Starfrontlet - Coeligena (iris) fulgidiceps
Fiery Starfrontlet - Coeligena (iris) flagrans
Peruvian Starfrontlet - Coeligena (iris) eva

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet
Golden-bellied Starfrontlet - Coeligena (bonapartei) bonapartei
Golden-tailed Starfrontlet - Coeligena (bonapartei) eos

 

[Mysticete]

FYI: ages ago, Paul Coopmans (RIP) noted that the songs of White-tipped Sicklebill were very different on the opposite sides of the Andes in Ecuador. No idea if anyone investigated that further.

BotW mentions this as well, so I will add it along with the rest of the hummers in the next big update of the excel file

 

[Mysticete]

Haven't updated much recently, but here is the next batch of hummers:

Amethyst-throated Sunangel
Amethyst-throated Sunangel - Heliangelus (amethysticollis) amethysticollis
Apurimac Sunangel - Heliangelus (amethysticollis) apurimacensis

Purple-throated Sunangel
Purple-throated Sunangel - Heliangelus (viola) viola
Brilliant Sunangel - Heliangelus (viola) pyropus

Speckled Hummingbird
Blue-cheeked Adelomyia - Adelomyia (melanogenys) melanogenys
Spotted Adelomyia - Adelomyia (melanogenys) maculatus
Yungas Adelomyia - Adelomyia (melanogenys) inornatus

Andean Hillstar
Andean Hillstar - Oreotrochilius (estella) estella
Green-headed Hillstar - Oreotrochilus (estella) stelzmanni

Ecuadorian Hillstar
Chimborazo Hillstar - Oreotrochilus (chimborazo) chimborazo
Ecuadorian Hillstar - Oreotrochilus (chimborazo) jamesonii

Bearded Mountaineer
Eastern Mountaineer - Oreonympha (nobilis) nobilis
Western Mountaineer - Oreonympha (nobilis) albolimbata

Tyrian Metaltail
Tyrian Metaltail - Metallura (tyrianthina) tyrianthina
Santa Marta Metaltail - Metallura (tyrianthina) districta
Costa Metaltail - Metallura (tyrianthina) chloropogon
Merida Metaltail - Metallura (tyrianthina) oreopola
Maranon Metaltail - Metallura (tyrianthina) septentrionalis
Violet-tailed Metaltail - Metallura (tyrianthina) smaraginicollis

Scaled Metaltail
Brass-tailed Metaltail - Metallura (aeneocauda) aeneocauda
Bolivian Metaltail - Metallura (aeneocauda) malagae

Viridian Metaltail
Viridian Metaltail - Metallura (williami) williami
Antioquia Metaltail - Metallura (williami) recisa
Ecuadorian Metaltail - Metallura (williami) primolina
Black-throated Metaltail - Metallura (williami) atrigularis

 

[Mysticete]

Glacial progress, but some progress. Next batch: suggestions always recommended

Giant Hummingbird
Southern Giant Hummingbird - Patagonas (gigas) gigas
Northern Giant Hummingbird - Patagonas (gigas) peruviana

Amethyst-throated Mountaingem
Amethyst-throated Mountaingem - Lampornis (amethystinus) amethystinus
Violet-throated Mountaingem - Lampornis (amethystinus) margaritae

Allen's Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird - Selasphorus (sasin) sasin
Sedentary Hummingbird - Selasphorus (sasin) sedentarius

Volcano Hummingbird
Purple-throated Hummingbird - Selasphorus (flammula) flammula
Heliotrope-throated Hummingbird - Selasphorus (flammula) torridus
Rose-throated Hummingbird - Selasphorus (flammula) simoni

 

[Jacana]

My only suggestion would be to switch "heliotrope" for something else. I don't know why but I absolutely hate that word 😅

 

[njlarsen]

The throat color of torridus is described as greyish-purple to greyish-green. There should be a name out there for such a color.

Selasphorus (flammula) simoni has in the past been named Cerise-throated H.
Niels

 

[Jacana]

Lilac?

 

[Mysticete]

When there is an existing name in use (even if the name kind of sucks?) I generally go with that name. I'm trying not to reinvent the wheel since too many "novel" decisions makes the list less useful for other folks.

That said, I would give fairly low probability to Volcano Hummingbird being split, so it might be a moot point.