Diagnoses of hybrid hummingbirds (Aves : Trochilidae). 5. Probable hybrid origin of Amazilia distans Wetmore & Phelps

Abstract

Amazilia distans Wetmore & Phelps, 1956, is believed to be a hybrid between Hylocharis cyanus and Amazilia fimbriata. The hybrid, collected in Estado Tachira, Venezuela, exhibits a blended mosaic of plumage characters of the parental species. External measurements of the hybrid fall between the character means of the parental species which overlap in size.