White-tufted Sunbeam Aglaeactis castelnaudii Scientific name definitions
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Catalan | colibrí condecorat |
Croatian | grimiznoleđi kolibrić |
Czech | kolibřík zábludový |
Dutch | Witpluimglanskolibrie |
English | White-tufted Sunbeam |
English (United States) | White-tufted Sunbeam |
Finnish | tervakolibri |
French | Colibri de Castelnau |
French (Canada) | Colibri de Castelnau |
German | Tropfenbrustkolibri |
Japanese | シロフサニジハチドリ |
Norwegian | paljettsolkolibri |
Polish | iskrzyk białoplamy |
Russian | Красногорлая ирида |
Serbian | Belogrudi sunčev kolibri |
Slovak | andárik ambróziový |
Spanish | Colibrí Condecorado |
Spanish (Peru) | Rayo-de-Sol Acanelado |
Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí condecorado |
Swedish | magentaglansrygg |
Turkish | Beyaz Tüylü Günışığı |
Ukrainian | Колібрі-золотожар перуанський |
Aglaeactis castelnaudii (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848)
Definitions
- AGLAEACTIS
- castelnau / castelnaudi / castelnaudii / castelnaui
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Introduction
The White-tufted Sunbeam gets its name from the notable tufts of white feathers on its chest. Also notable is its copper tail and the magenta coloring on the lower back and rump. These sunbeams are found only in parts of Peru where they inhabit drier parts of evergreen montane forests, intermontane valleys, open shrub, and glades is semi-dry forests. Usually, these hummingbirds perch conspicuously on high dead twigs, but where they overlap with Shining Sunbeams (Aglaeactis cupripennis), they are more reclusive and instead perch on low branches in dense bushes.
Field Identification
Systematics History
Editor's Note: This article requires further editing work to merge existing content into the appropriate Subspecies sections. Please bear with us while this update takes place.
Closely related to A. cupripennis and perhaps A. aliciae. May be sister-species of A. pamela. Morphology suggests past gene flow with A. cupripennis, but now reproductively isolated. Two subspecies recognized.Subspecies
Aglaeactis castelnaudii regalis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Aglaeactis castelnaudii regalis Zimmer, 1951
Definitions
- AGLAEACTIS
- castelnau / castelnaudi / castelnaudii / castelnaui
- regalis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Aglaeactis castelnaudii castelnaudii Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Aglaeactis castelnaudii castelnaudii (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848)
Definitions
- AGLAEACTIS
- castelnau / castelnaudi / castelnaudii / castelnaui
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Hybridization
Hybrid Records and Media Contributed to eBird
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Shining x White-tufted Sunbeam (hybrid) Aglaeactis cupripennis x castelnaudii
Distribution
Editor's Note: Additional distribution information for this taxon can be found in the 'Subspecies' article above. In the future we will develop a range-wide distribution article.
Habitat
Movement
Diet and Foraging
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Calls include a repeated “tzit” and during chases a twittering series, “titi-tsreet-tsreet-tsreet” or similar. Also a thin, high-pitched and fruiteater (Pipreola)-like downslurred drawn-out “seeeuuu”.
Breeding
Conservation Status
Not globally threatened. Currently considered Near Threatened. CITES II. Restricted-range species: present in Peruvian High Andes EBA. Common at very few sites. It was, however, the most abundant species at three sites in the Cordillera Vilcanota (1). Although its habitat has been destroyed in much of Huancavelica and Ayacucho, and in Cuzco species has become restricted to Cordilleras Vilcanota and Vilcabamba, many suitable patches of habitat remain in Apurímac. Occurs in the small Machu Picchu Historic Sanctuary.
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding