The slender sheartail shares genus Doricha with the Mexican sheartail (D. eliza). It is monotypic.[3]
Male
Descriptionedit
The male slender sheartail is 11 to 12.5 cm (4.3 to 4.9 in) long and weighs about 2.3 g (0.081 oz). Females are 8 to 9 cm (3.1 to 3.5 in) long and weigh about 2.6 g (0.092 oz). Both sexes have a long, decurved, black bill and a white spot behind the eye. The male's head, upperparts, and sides of the belly are green. Its gorget is pinkish purple and the chest and center of the belly white. The very long tail is deeply forked. The central pair of feathers are green and the others blackish. The female's upperparts are green and the underparts cinnamon-buff. It has a blackish stripe through the eye. Its tail is much shorter and less forked than the male's; its central pair of feathers are green and the others cinnamon with a wide black band near the tip and white tips.[5]
Distribution and habitatedit
The slender sheartail is found in mountains and their interior valleys from Chiapas in southern Mexico through Guatemala and northeastern El Salvador into Honduras. It inhabits semi-open landscapes such as forest openings, woodland, secondary forest, and scrublands. In elevation it ranges between 1,000 and 3,000 m (3,300 and 9,800 ft).[5]
Behavioredit
Movementedit
The slender sheartail is generally sedentary though there are seasonal changes in abundance.[5]
Feedingedit
The slender sheartail forages for nectar and small arthropods from ground level to the middle strata of the vegetation. While feeding on nectar, males hold their tails nearly vertical while females wag and open and close theirs.[5]
Breedingedit
The slender sheartail has been documented breeding in October in Chiapas, but nothing else is known about its breeding phenology.[5]
Songs and calls
Listen to slender sheartail on xeno-canto
Vocalizationedit
The slender sheartail's vocalizations are poorly known and have seldom been recorded. It does make "fairly hard, rapid chips" while perched or feeding.[5]
Statusedit
The IUCN has assessed the slender sheartail as being of Least Concern. It has a fairly large range and an estimated population of between 20,000 and 50,000 mature individuals. However, the population is believed to be decreasing.[1] It is considered rare to locally common. The main threat to it is clearing of its habitat for agriculture.[5]
Referencesedit
^ abBirdLife International (2021). "Slender Sheartail Doricha enicura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22688172A167025835. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22688172A167025835.en. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
^ abcdefgPeterson, A. T. and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Slender Sheartail (Doricha enicura), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.sleshe1.01 retrieved July 26, 2022
December 15, 2023
slender, sheartail, slender, sheartail, doricha, enicura, species, hummingbird, tribe, mellisugini, subfamily, trochilinae, hummingbirds, found, salvador, guatemala, honduras, mexico, conservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, cites, appendix, cites, scientific. The slender sheartail Doricha enicura is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae the bee hummingbirds It is found in El Salvador Guatemala Honduras and Mexico 3 4 Slender sheartailConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 CITES Appendix II CITES 2 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesClade StrisoresOrder ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeGenus DorichaSpecies D enicuraBinomial nameDoricha enicura Vieillot 1818 SynonymsTrochilus enicurus protonym Contents 1 Taxonomy and systematics 2 Description 3 Distribution and habitat 4 Behavior 4 1 Movement 4 2 Feeding 4 3 Breeding 4 4 Vocalization 5 Status 6 ReferencesTaxonomy and systematics editThe slender sheartail shares genus Doricha with the Mexican sheartail D eliza It is monotypic 3 nbsp MaleDescription editThe male slender sheartail is 11 to 12 5 cm 4 3 to 4 9 in long and weighs about 2 3 g 0 081 oz Females are 8 to 9 cm 3 1 to 3 5 in long and weigh about 2 6 g 0 092 oz Both sexes have a long decurved black bill and a white spot behind the eye The male s head upperparts and sides of the belly are green Its gorget is pinkish purple and the chest and center of the belly white The very long tail is deeply forked The central pair of feathers are green and the others blackish The female s upperparts are green and the underparts cinnamon buff It has a blackish stripe through the eye Its tail is much shorter and less forked than the male s its central pair of feathers are green and the others cinnamon with a wide black band near the tip and white tips 5 Distribution and habitat editThe slender sheartail is found in mountains and their interior valleys from Chiapas in southern Mexico through Guatemala and northeastern El Salvador into Honduras It inhabits semi open landscapes such as forest openings woodland secondary forest and scrublands In elevation it ranges between 1 000 and 3 000 m 3 300 and 9 800 ft 5 Behavior editMovement edit The slender sheartail is generally sedentary though there are seasonal changes in abundance 5 Feeding edit The slender sheartail forages for nectar and small arthropods from ground level to the middle strata of the vegetation While feeding on nectar males hold their tails nearly vertical while females wag and open and close theirs 5 Breeding edit The slender sheartail has been documented breeding in October in Chiapas but nothing else is known about its breeding phenology 5 nbsp Songs and callsListen to slender sheartail on xeno canto Vocalization edit The slender sheartail s vocalizations are poorly known and have seldom been recorded It does make fairly hard rapid chips while perched or feeding 5 Status editThe IUCN has assessed the slender sheartail as being of Least Concern It has a fairly large range and an estimated population of between 20 000 and 50 000 mature individuals However the population is believed to be decreasing 1 It is considered rare to locally common The main threat to it is clearing of its habitat for agriculture 5 References edit a b BirdLife International 2021 Slender Sheartail Doricha enicura IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021 e T22688172A167025835 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2021 3 RLTS T22688172A167025835 en Retrieved 26 July 2022 Appendices CITES cites org Retrieved 2022 01 14 a b Gill F Donsker D Rasmussen P eds January 2022 Hummingbirds IOC World Bird List v 12 1 Retrieved January 15 2022 HBW and BirdLife International 2020 Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world Version 5 Available at http datazone birdlife org userfiles file Species Taxonomy HBW BirdLife Checklist v5 Dec20 zip xls zipped 1 MB retrieved 27 May 2021 a b c d e f g Peterson A T and P F D Boesman 2020 Slender Sheartail Doricha enicura version 1 0 In Birds of the World J del Hoyo A Elliott J Sargatal D A Christie and E de Juana Editors Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ithaca NY USA https doi org 10 2173 bow sleshe1 01 retrieved July 26 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Slender sheartail amp oldid 1188551241, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
