Barbthroat


The barbthroats are a group of hummingbirds in the genus Threnetes. It contains the following species:
ImageNameSubspeciesCommon nameDistribution
Threnetes leucurusPale-tailed barbthroatBrazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela
Threnetes niger
Sooty barbthroatFrench Guiana-
Threnetes ruckeri
  • T. r. venezuelensis
    		• Band-tailed barbthroatfrom southeastern Guatemala and Belize to western Ecuador and western Venezuela
    The supposed "black barbthroats", described as T. grzimeki, are actually juvenile males of the rufous-breasted hermit.