Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (29)
- Subspecies (9)
Karl-Ludwig Schuchmann and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1999
Text last updated January 1, 1999
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gevlekte Kolibrie |
| Bulgarian | Пъстро колибри |
| Catalan | colibrí esquitxat |
| Croatian | pjegavi kolibrić |
| Czech | sylfa mozaiková |
| Danish | Plettet Kolibri |
| Dutch | Zwartoorkolibrie |
| English | Speckled Hummingbird |
| English (AVI) | Speckled Hummingbird |
| English (United States) | Speckled Hummingbird |
| Estonian | tähnikkoolibri |
| Finnish | pisamakolibri |
| French | Colibri moucheté |
| German | Schwarzohrkolibri |
| Japanese | ミミグロハチドリ |
| Norwegian | flekkolibri |
| Polish | płowik |
| Russian | Черноухий колибри |
| Serbian | Pirgavi kolibri |
| Slovak | vrchárik jaspisový |
| Spanish | Colibrí Jaspeado |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Picaflor Yungueño |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Colibrí Jaspeado |
| Spanish (Peru) | Colibrí Jaspeado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí jaspeado |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Colibrí Serrano Gargantipunteado |
| Swedish | fläckkolibri |
| Turkish | Çilli Kolibri |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі плямистоволий |
Adelomyia melanogenys (Fraser, 1840)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus melanogenys
Fraser, 1840. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.8, no.86, p.18.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bogota, Colombia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- ADELOMYIA
- melanogenia / melanogenis / melanogenius / melanogenys
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Introduction
The speckling of the Speckled Hummingbird is actually difficult to see at times. This fairly drab hummingbird has a black cheek patch bordered by a white stripe behind the eye and sometimes resembles a hermit. Speckled Hummingbirds inhabit humid and wet forests and are most often seen foraging by themselves in shaded shrubs along roads or in thickets in the forest understory. They feed at scattered flowers where they usually collect nectar from short-tubed flowers or rob nectar from holes at the base of long-tubed flowers. Their nests hang underneath the leaf of a fern.
Subspecies
EBIRD GROUP (POLYTYPIC)
Speckled Hummingbird (melanogenys Group) Adelomyia melanogenys [melanogenys Group]
SUBSPECIES
Adelomyia melanogenys cervina Scientific name definitions
Distribution
W and C Andes of Colombia.
Adelomyia melanogenys cervina Gould, 1872
PROTONYM:
Adelomyia cervina
Gould, 1872. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.4, vol.10, no.60, p.453.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Medellin, Colombia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- ADELOMYIA
- melanogenia / melanogenis / melanogenius / melanogenys
- cervina
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Adelomyia melanogenys sabinae Scientific name definitions
Distribution
west slope of the Eastern Andes of Colombia (Santander and Boyacá)
Adelomyia melanogenys sabinae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus sabinae
Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846. Annales des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles, d'Agriculture et d'Industrie 9, p.323.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bogota
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- ADELOMYIA
- melanogenia / melanogenis / melanogenius / melanogenys
- sabinae
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Adelomyia melanogenys melanogenys Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Andes of W Venezuela (Mérida) and E range in Colombia S on E slope to SC Peru.
Adelomyia melanogenys melanogenys (Fraser, 1840)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus melanogenys
Fraser, 1840. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.8, no.86, p.18.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bogota, Colombia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- ADELOMYIA
- melanogenia / melanogenis / melanogenius / melanogenys
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Adelomyia melanogenys connectens Scientific name definitions
Distribution
upper Magdalena Valley (Huila), in S Colombia.
Adelomyia melanogenys connectens Meyer de Schauensee, 1945
PROTONYM:
Adelomyia melanogenys connectens
Meyer de Schauensee, 1945. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 97, p.9.
TYPE LOCALITY:
La Candela (5800 ft.), east slope of the Central Andes, Huila, Colombia, August 22, 1942
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- ADELOMYIA
- melanogenia / melanogenis / melanogenius / melanogenys
- connectans / connectens
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Adelomyia melanogenys debellardiana Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Sierra de Perijá, on N Colombia–NW Venezuela border.
Adelomyia melanogenys debellardiana Aveledo Hostos & Pérez Chinchilla, 1994
PROTONYM:
Adelomyia melanogenys debellardiana
Aveledo Hostos & Pérez Chinchilla, 1994. Boletín de la Sociedad Venezolana de Ciencias Naturales 44, p.233.
TYPE LOCALITY:
De Frontera 1, Sierra de Perija, Edo. Zulia, Venezuela, alt. 2000 m,
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- ADELOMYIA
- melanogenia / melanogenis / melanogenius / melanogenys
- debellardiana
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Adelomyia melanogenys aeneosticta Scientific name definitions
Distribution
mountains of N Venezuela (Falcón E to Miranda).
Adelomyia melanogenys aeneosticta Simon, 1889
PROTONYM:
Adelomyia aeneosticta
Simon, 1889. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 2, p.223.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cumbre de Valencia, Venezuela.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- ADELOMYIA
- melanogenia / melanogenis / melanogenius / melanogenys
- aeneosticta
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Adelomyia melanogenys chlorospila Scientific name definitions
Distribution
SE Peru (S Cuzco).
Adelomyia melanogenys chlorospila Gould, 1872
PROTONYM:
Adelomyia chlorospila
Gould, 1872. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.4, vol.10, p.452.
TYPE LOCALITY:
San Antonio, Paucartambo, Peruvian Andes.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- ADELOMYIA
- melanogenia / melanogenis / melanogenius / melanogenys
- chlorospila
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)
Speckled Hummingbird (maculata) Adelomyia melanogenys maculata Scientific name definitions
Distribution
W slope of Andes from SW Colombia (Nariño) S to NW Peru (La Libertad).
Adelomyia melanogenys maculata Gould, 1861
PROTONYM:
Adelomyia maculata
Gould, 1861. A Monograph of the Trochilidæ, or Family of Humming-birds pt24, pl.11,text.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Ecuador, 'probable types' in Brit. Mus. from Quito.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- ADELOMYIA
- melanogenia / melanogenis / melanogenius / melanogenys
- maculata
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)
Speckled Hummingbird (inornata) Adelomyia melanogenys inornata Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Yungas of Bolivia and NW Argentina (Salta, Jujuy).
Adelomyia melanogenys inornata (Gould, 1846)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus (--?) inornata
Gould, 1846. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.14, no.164, p.89.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bolivia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- ADELOMYIA
- melanogenia / melanogenis / melanogenius / melanogenys
- inornata / inornatum / inornatus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Speckled Hummingbird
