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Crimson Topaz (Topaza pella)

Article · March 2020 DOI: 10.2173/bow.critop1.01

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Family Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) Least Concern Crimson Topaz (Topaza pella)

Taxonomy Breeding Descriptive notes Movements Voice Status and conservation Habitat Bibliography Food and feeding

Taxonomy

French: Colibri topaze German: Rotnacken-Topaskolibri Spanish: Colibrí topacio Taxonomy: Trochilus Pella Linnaeus, 1758, Suriname. Often lumped with T. pyra (which see). Proposed race pamprepta based on specimens supposedly from E Ecuador, but recent work concluded that they were not obtained in Ecuador, where the species has not been recorded, and that pamprepta is a synonym of smaragdulus . Three subspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution T. p. pella (Linnaeus, 1758) – E Venezuela (E Bolívar) and the Guianas to N & W Brazil (Roraima, NW Pará, Amazonas, Rondônia). T. p. smaragdulus (Bosc, 1792) – presumably French Guiana, and N Brazil (Amapá, and C Pará from R Tapajós E to R Xingu). T. p. microrhyncha A. L. Butler, 1926 – NE Pará (I de Marajó and area E of R Tocantins), in N Brazil.

Descriptive notes

Male 21–23 cm (including bill 2·5 cm and tail 8·6–12·2 cm), 11–18 g; female 13–14 cm, 9–12·5 g (races combined). A... read more

Voice

The song has been described as an “irregular series of chattering “chip” notes given almost... read more

Habitat

Occurs in lowland and foothill rainforests up to 500 m, mainly inland, and often around clearings... read more

Food and feeding

Mainly seen foraging for nectar in the upper storey of flowering forest trees such as Isertia hypoleuca (Rubiaceae), ... read more

Breeding

Jan–Apr and again in Jul–Nov in the Guianas; Aug–Dec in N Brazil. Display flights by males, apparently usually (or... read more

Movements

Mainly sedentary during breeding period, thereafter number of individuals may decrease locally,... read more

Status and conservation

Not globally threatened. CITES II. Locally common but frequently considered rare due to its secretive habits in the treetops; considered widespread but generally uncommon in... read more

Recommended citation Schuchmann, K.L., Kirwan, G.M. & Boesman, P. (2020). Crimson Topaz (Topaza pella). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/55410 on 16 March 2020). https://www.hbw.com/species/crimson-topaz-topaza-pella

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