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Post by sebbe67 on May 7, 2005 11:05:03 GMT
Eriocnemis godini is known from only six 19th century specimens, and may be extinct. Only the type-specimen has any locality information, having been taken at Guaillabamba, in ravines of the río Guaillabamba south of Perucho, Pichincha, in north Ecuador. Two "Bogotá" trade-skins are the only evidence of its occurrence in Colombia, but it has been suggested that these originated from Pasto in south Nariño. The only subsequent record is an unconfirmed sighting near Quito, in the Chillo valley, in 1976. Searches specifically for this species at a large number of potential sites in the vicinity of the type-locality have been unsuccessful. Further searches are planned for 2010 (BirdLife International unpublished data). www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=2035 |
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Post by another specialist on Jun 9, 2005 6:07:58 GMT
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Post by another specialist on Aug 2, 2005 4:04:06 GMT
Common Name/s TURQUOISE-THROATED PUFFLEG (E) ÉRIONE TURQUOISE (F) CALZADITO TURQUESA (S) ZAMARRITO GORJITURQUESA (S) Justification This species has not been recorded since the nineteenth century (only the type-specimen taken in 1850 has any locality information), the habitat at the type locality has been almost completely destroyed, and searches specifically for this species in the area in 1980 failed. However, it cannot yet be presumed to be Extinct because there was an unconfirmed record in 1976, and further searches of remnant habitat are required. Any remaining population is likely to be tiny, and for these reasons it is treated as Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct). www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=8023 |
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Post by another specialist on Aug 2, 2005 4:04:33 GMT
Range & population Eriocnemis godini is known from only six 19th century specimens, and may be extinct. Only the type-specimen has any locality information, having been taken at Guaillabamba, in ravines of the río Guaillabamba south of Perucho, Pichincha, in north Ecuador. Two "Bogotá" trade-skins are the only evidence of its occurrence in Colombia, but it has been suggested that these originated from Pasto in south Nariño. The only subsequent record is an unconfirmed sighting near Quito, in the Chillo valley, in 1976. www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=2035&m=0 |
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Post by sebbe67 on Dec 10, 2005 15:29:55 GMT
Ecology It was recorded at the type-locality between 2,100 and 2,300 m in a (presumably) arid ravine within a valley. It has been speculated that the "Bogotá" trade-skins may have inhabited temperate zones.
Threats What is surmised to be suitable habitat at the type-locality has been almost completely destroyed, although remnants can be found in steep-sided stream-cuts in the arid upper Guaillabamba drainage.
Conservation measures underway CITES Appendix II. Searches specifically for this species at a large number of potential sites in the vicinity of the type-locality have been unsuccessful.
Conservation measures proposed Survey any remnant patches of habitat near the type-locality. Clarify its taxonomic status.
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Post by another specialist on Dec 24, 2005 10:23:09 GMT
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Post by sebbe67 on Mar 31, 2006 9:57:57 GMT
Picture of both male and female  Source:HBW3 |
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Post by Melanie on Jul 14, 2006 22:40:56 GMT
Turquoise-throated Puffleg
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
?Turquoise-throated Puffleg
Conservation status: Critical
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Trochiliformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Eriocnemis
Species: E. godini
Binomial name
Eriocnemis godini
(Bourcier, 1851)
The Turquoise-throated Puffleg (Eriocnemis godini), also known as Godin's puffleg, is a presumed extinct hummingbird. It was named for Jean Godin des Odonais, a French cartographer from the 18th century.
Description
This species had reached a length between 10 and 11 centimetres. The plumage of the males was colored predominantly green. They had a turquoise tinted throat. Both sexes had violet blue untertailcoverts and a straight black bill. The upperparts and the mainly part of the underparts were shimmering golden green at the males. Rump and uppertailcoverts were dyed bluish green. The throat was pale violet blue and the forked tail was bluish black. The females lacked the throat patches, its plumage was less light and the belly was more golden. Like all puff-legs it had strikingly leg-puffs of dense white downy feather tufts.
Distribution
The Turquoise-throated puffleg occurred in Ecuador at the Guayllabamba River south of Perucho in the Pichincha Province in the far north of the country. Two further specimens are presumedly from Pasto in the south of the Nariño Department in Colombia.
Extinction
This hummingbird is only known by six specimens which were collected in the 19th century. Only the type specimen from 1850 is from a known locality in the Chillo valley, Guayllabamba plains in an altitude between 2,100 and 2,300 m asl. Two skins were purchased in Bogotá.
The species became extinct because of the destruction of its scrubland habitat in the type locality. Only a few remnants are left in the steep-sided stream-cuts in the arid upper Guaillabamba drainage.
After an unconfirmed sighting in 1976 there was a survey in 1980. Despite extensive searches the survey had failed and this species left lost.
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Post by another specialist on Aug 4, 2006 7:25:15 GMT
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Post by another specialist on Dec 12, 2006 20:55:27 GMT
Turquoise-throated Puffleg Eriocnemis godini Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct). Of six specimens known for this species, only the type carries locality information, having been taken at Guaillabamba, in ravines of the río Guaillabamba south of Perucho, Pichincha, in northern Ecuador. The species has not been conclusively identified since the 19th century, and what is surmised to be natural habitat in the vicinity of the type locality has been almost completely destroyed. There was an unconfirmed sighting near Quito, in the Chillo Valley, in 1976, but a survey of likely localities in 1980 failed to encounter the species15. However, since hummingbirds can be difficult to detect, and their populations are capable of surviving in remarkably small patches of habitat, it is possible that the species persists in steep-sided gullies somewhere in the semi-arid intermontane valleys of northern Ecuador and southern Colombia. Anything resembling natural habitat in this region should be carefully investigated (ideally with finemesh mist-nets), especially around 2,100–2,300 m, but also substantially higher or lower. www.neomorphus.com/work/JPDF/lostandfound.pdf |
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Post by Melanie on Nov 23, 2007 15:25:37 GMT
 Source Rare Birds Yearbook 2008 (2007) |
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Post by Sebbe on Mar 17, 2015 22:06:07 GMT
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Post by Sebbe on Jun 20, 2016 18:52:33 GMT
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Post by Sebbe on Jul 26, 2021 18:35:01 GMT
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