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Saucerottia beryllina

(Deppe, 1830)

Berylline Hummingbird

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
LowThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.102527
Element CodeABNUC29080
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
CITESAppendix II
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyTrochilidae
GenusSaucerottia
Synonyms
Amazilia beryllina(Deppe, 1830)
Other Common Names
Ariane béryl (FR) Colibrí Berilo (ES)
Concept Reference
American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). 1998. Check-list of North American birds. Seventh edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. [as modified by subsequent supplements and corrections published in The Auk]. Also available online: http://www.aou.org/.
Taxonomic Comments
Formerly (e.g., AOU 1983, 1998) included in Amazilia, but see Stiles et al. (2017) for resurrection of Saucerottia based on genetic data (McGuire et al. 2014) (AOS 2020).

Hybridization between A. beryllina and A. cyanura has been reported from south-central Guatemala (Patulul) and El Salvador. A. sumichrasti is based on an aberrant individual of A. beryllina taken at Santa Efigenia, Oaxaca (AOU 1983).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x
Review Date2015-04-23
Change Date2015-04-23
Edition Date2015-04-23
Edition AuthorsHammerson, G.
Threat ImpactLow
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of OccurrencesUnknown
Rank Reasons
Large range from Arizona to Honduras; many occupied locations; fairly common to common in most of range; distribution and abundance relatively stable; no major threats.
Range Extent Comments
Range extends from Sonora and southern Chihuahua southward through western and southern Mexico (east to Durango, Guanajuato, Tlaxcala, Puebla, and west-central Veracruz; not including the Yucatan Peninsula), Guatemala, and El Salvador to Honduras (AOU 1998). This species regularly occurs in southeastern Arizona (Santa Rita Mountains, Huachuca Mountains, Chiricahua Mountains), where it sometimes nests (Corman and Wise-Gervais 2005). Elevational range extends from sea level to around 3,100 meters (AOU 1998); in Arizona, this species commonly occurs at elevations of approximately 1,490-1,770 meters, occasionally as high as 2,225 meters (Corman and Wise-Gervais 2005).
Occurrences Comments
The number of distinct occurrences or subpopulations has not been determined using standardized criteria, but this species is represented by a large number of observation/collection sites (e.g., see GBIF database, eBird) and locations (as defined by IUCN).
Threat Impact Comments
No major threats are known. In Mexico and Central America, deforestation has eliminated considerable habitat and this continues in some areas, but ample habitat remains. These hummingbirds do not require pristine habitats and readily make use of disturbed and secondary forests.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Habitat includes open woodland (including secondary growth) and shady canyons. In Mexico, this species occurs widely in foothills and lower mountain slopes, often in oak or pine-oak woodlands, and its also can be found in urban gardens and peri-urban areas. In Arizona, riparian areas in forested mountain canyons near pine-oak woodlands, transitional riparian-pine/oak woodlands, and forest edges and openings (Corman and Wise-Gervais 2005); in the nonbreeding season these hummingbirds range also into arid scrub, deciduous forest, and humid montane forest (Tropical and Subtropical zones) (AOU 1983, 1998) In Mexico, nests have been have been observed in shrubs, oak, and pine, up to 15 m above ground. U.S. nests have been found in riparian sycamores and Arizona cypress, 5-8 m above ground (Corman and Wise-Gervais 2005).

Reproduction

In Arizona, most nesting occurs during the summer monsoon (late June to mid-August), with most eggs hatching in July and August, and young fledging primarily in late August-early September, though some nesting occurs in spring (Johnsgard 1983, Corman and Wise-Gervais 2005). Clutch size generally is 2, incubation lasts probably 15-18 days, with fledging at about 20-25 days (see Corman and Wise-Gervais 2005).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandForest - HardwoodForest - ConiferForest - MixedForest EdgeWoodland - HardwoodWoodland - ConiferWoodland - MixedShrubland/chaparral
Palustrine Habitats
Riparian
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN1B
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaS1Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
5 - Biological resource useSmall (1-10%)Serious - slightHigh (continuing)
5.3 - Logging & wood harvesting——High (continuing)

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Roadless Areas (1)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
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