Amazilia luciae (Lawrence, 1867)
Honduran emerald
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Agyrtria luciae (Lawrence, 1867)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1950
Rediscovered in 1988
IUCN status: Endangered
Rediscovered twice?
Distribution
Honduras
Biology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Lawrence, G. N. (1867). Descriptions of five new species of Central American birds. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 19: 232-234.
Other references:
Anderson, D. L., Bonta, M. and Thorn, P. (1998). New and noteworthy bird records from Honduras. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 118: 178-183.
Anderson, D. L., House, P., Hyman, R. E., Steiner, R., Hawkins, H. R., Thorn, S., Rey, M. J., Espinal, M. R. and Merineros, L. E. (2010). Rediscovery of the Honduran Emerald Amazilia luciae in western Honduras: insights on the distribution, ecology and conservation of a 'Critically Endangered' hummingbird. Bird Conservation International 20(3): 255-262.
Anderson, D. L. and Hyman, R. E. (2007). Honduran Emerald conservation expedition: protecting the Honduran Emerald Hummingbird and its habitat, February 14-27 2007.
Anonymous. (1964). List of rare birds, including those thought to be so but of which detailed information is still lacking. IUCN Bulletin 10(Special Supplement): 4 pp.
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Howell, S. N. G. and Webb, S. (1989). Notes on the Honduran Emerald. Wilson Bulletin 101: 642-643.
Howell, S. N. G. and Webb, S. (1992). New and noteworthy bird records from Guatemala and Honduras. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 112: 42-49.
Howell, S. N. G. and Webb, S. (1995). A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
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Scheffers, Brett R., Yong, Ding Li, Harris, J. Berton C., Giam, Xingli and Sodhi, Navjot S. (2011). The world’s rediscovered species: back from the brink? PLoS ONE 6(7): e22531. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022531 [Supporting Information (Table S1)]
Scott, Peter (ed.). (1965). Preliminary List of Rare Mammals and Birds, pp. 155-237. In: The Launching of a New Ark. First Report of the President and Trustees of the World Wildlife Fund. An International Foundation for saving the world's wildlife and wild places 1961-1964. London: Collins.
Weller, A.-A., Boesman, P. and Sharpe, C. J. (2015). Honduran Emerald (Amazilia luciae). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. and de Juana, E. (eds), Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive, Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.