- Black Jacobin
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For the book about the Haitian revolution by C.L.R. James, see The Black Jacobins.
Black Jacobin Adult in Reserva Guainumbi, Sao Luis do Paraitinga, Sao Paulo, Brazil Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae Genus: Florisuga Species: F. fusca Binomial name Florisuga fusca
Vieillot, 1817Synonyms Melanotrochilus fuscus (Vieillot, 1817)
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.
References
- BirdLife International 2004
- BirdLife International 2004. Florisuga fusca.
- 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
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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