Black Jacobin
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For the book about the Haitian revolution by C.L.R. James, see The Black Jacobins.
| Black Jacobin | |
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| Adult in Reserva Guainumbi, Sao Luis do Paraitinga, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Florisuga |
| Species: | F. fusca |
| Binomial name | |
| Florisuga fusca Vieillot, 1817 |
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Melanotrochilus fuscus (Vieillot, 1817) |
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The Black Jacobin (Florisuga fusca), previously placed in the monotypic Melanotrochilus, is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in or near Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil, Uruguay, eastern Paraguay, and far north-eastern Argentina. It is generally common, and therefore considered to be of least concern by BirdLife International and consequently the IUCN. Adults of both sexes are overall black with green-tinged back and wing-coverts, and white lower flanks and outer rectrices. The white in the tail is often flashed conspicuously in flight. The commonly seen immatures, sometimes incorrectly referred to as "females", have a distinctive rufous patch in the malar region.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004
- BirdLife International 2004. Florisuga fusca.
- 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
[edit] External links
- Black Jacobin videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Black Jocobin photo
- Article Fieldtrip
- Photo-Medium Res
- Article home.m06.itscom.net—"Brazil Itatiaia National Park"
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