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Titre :	Biogeography, geographic variation and habitat preference in the Amazilia Hummingbird, Amazilia amazilia Lesson (Aves : Trochilidae), with notes on the status of Amazilia alticola Gould
Auteurs :	A. A. Weller, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Journal of Ornithology (141(1) JAN 2000)
Article en page(s) :	93-101
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	This paper reviews the biogeography, geographic variation, and habitat characteristics of the Amazilia Hummingbird (Amazilia amazilia). Based on morphological features, habitat preferences, and bioacoustics, I propose that the currently recognized subspecies A. a. alticola should be regarded as a species distinct from A. amazilia. Synapomorphic characters found in both taxa indicate membership of the same superspecies, together with the Colombian species A. castaneiventris. Considering the distributional focus of A. alticola in the Andes of southern Ecuador, the English species name Loja Hummingbird is suggested.

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