Phaethornis aethopygus

Phaethornis aethopygus, Novo Progresso, Pará, Brazil

Phaethornis aethopygus — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apodiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Superordo: Caprimulgimorphae Ordo: Apodiformes

Familia: Trochilidae
Subfamilia: Phaethornithinae
Genus: Phaethornis
Species: Phaethornis aethopygus

Name

Phaethornis aethopygus J.T. Zimmer, 1950

• Holotype: AMNH 285949, adult ♂, 20 May 1931
• Type locality: Caxiricatuba, Rio Tapajoz, right bank, Brazil.

Synonyms

• Phaethornis longuemareus aethopyga (protonym)
• Phaethornis atrimentalis aethopyga
• Phaethornis aethopyga

References

Primary references

• Zimmer, J.T. 1950. Studies of Peruvian Birds No.55. The hummingbird genera Doryfera, Glaucis, Threnetes, and Phaethornis. American Museum Novitates 1449: 1–51. hdl: 2246/4334 PDFReference page.  p. 48

Additional references

• Piacentini; Aleixo, A. & Silveira, L.F. 2009. Hybrid, subspecies or species? The validity and taxonomic status of Phaethornis longuemareus aethopyga Zimmer, 1950 (Trochilidae). Auk 126(3): 604–612. DOI: 10.1525/auk.2009.08130 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Phaethornis aethopygus  (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names

English: Tapajós Hermit
português: rabo-branco-do-tapajós

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