SOOTY BARBTHROAT

The 'Sooty Barbthroat' ('''Threnetes niger''') is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.
It is found in French Guiana and far north-eastern Brazil. Its natural habitat is humid tropical lowland forest.
The taxonomy of the ''Threnetes leucurus/T. niger'' complex has caused much confusion in recent years: Schuchmann & Hinkelmann (1999) considered the Sooty Barbthroat a melanistic variant of ''T. leucurus'', but as it was described first, its scientific name was adopted for the entire species; Pale-tailed Barbthroat (''T. niger''). This, however, has not been accepted by all authorities, notably SACC, which consider both ''T. niger'' and ''T. leucurus'' as valid species. Additionally, Mallet-Rodrigues (2006) suggested the taxon ''loehkeni'' should be considered a valid species, the Bronze-tailed Barbthroat. Otherwise, ''loehkeni'' is a subspecies of the Sooty Barbthroat.

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Source

★ BirdLife International 2004. Threnetes niger. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.

★ Hinkelmann, C. (1999). Pale-tailed Barbthroat (Threnetes niger). Pp. 539 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Sargatal, J. (editors) (1999): ''Handbook of Birds of the World, Volume 5: Barn-owls to Hummingbirds''. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-25-3

★ ''Split Threnetes leucurus from Threnetes niger'' South American Classification Committee (2003).

★ Mallet-Rodrigues, Francisco (2006). ''Táxons de aves de validade questionável com ocorrência no Brasil. III - Trochilidae (I).'' Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 14(4): 475-479. PDF available

External links

★ Sooty Barbthroat rangemap

★ Stamps: ''Threnetes niger'' (misnamed at site), RangeMap

★ Sooty Barbthroat photo gallery VIREO