Bibliography on Hummingbirds of Mesoamerica

Hummingbirds are one of the largest and most diverse groups of birds in the world. They belong to the Order of Apodiformes (from the Greek a “without” and podos “feet”, for the small size of their feet) and are agrouped in the family Trochillidae (from the Greek Trokhilos or “small bird”). This family is distributed exclusively in the Americas and around 330 species have been described (Del Corzo & Berlanga, 2014).

This bibliography has been prepared with helpful references to introduce yourself to the subject of hummingbirds and get to know some species that occurs in Mesoamerica, particularly in Mexico and Guatemala.

PDF, Articles, Books on Hummingbirds of Mesoamerica

ALARCÓN, Pablo
2011
Identificación de colibríes en Guatemala. 4 pages.

Available Online:
https://es.scribd.com/doc/68540005/Identificacion-de-colibries-en-Guatemala

CEREZO, Alexis, DE SANTIAGO, Miguel, LÓPEZ, Antonio and Mónica BARRIENTOS
2015
Listado ecológico de las aves de la Región Caribeña de Guatemala (Departamento de Izabal)

Available Online:
www.researchgate.net/publication/280632715_LISTADO_ECOLOG
ICO_DE_LAS_AVES_DE_LA_REGION_CARIBENA_DE_GUATE
MALA_DEPARTAMENTO_DE_IZABAL

CHINCHILLA, Oswaldo
2010
Of birds and insects: The Hummingbird myth in Ancient Mesoamerica Ancient Mesoamerica,
21, 45–61.

Available Online:
www.researchgate.net/publication/231909356_Of_birds_and_insects
The_hummingbird_myth_in_ancient_Mesoamerica

CONAP, FUNDAECO, TNC
2006
Plan Maestro de la Reserva de Manantiales Cerro San Gil. Guatemala. 208 pages.

Available Online:
https://conap.gob.gt/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/PM-RPM-Cerro-San-Gil.pdf

DEL CORO, María and Humberto BERLANGA
2014
Colibríes en México y Norteamérica. Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso
de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) Liga Periférico-Insurgentes Sur 4903, Parque del
Pedregal Tlalpan, 14010 México D.F. 164 pages.

Available Online:
https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/49820785/colibries_mexico_
y_norteamerica.pdf?1477273943=&response-content-disposition=
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GARCÍA, Jaime, CORTÉS, Nandadeví, GARCÍA, Gabriela and Blanca HERNÁNDEZ
2006
Local origin and diversification among Lampornis hummingbirds:
A Mesoamerican taxon. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Volume 38, Issue 2, Pages 488-498.

Available Online:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055790305002812

HERNÁNDEZ, Blanca, ZAMUDIO, Luz and Borja MILÁ
2020
Phylogenetic relationships and systematics of a subclade of Mesoamerican
emerald hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae: Trochilini) Zootaxa 4748 (3): 581–591.

Available Online:
www.researchgate.net/profile/Blanca-Hernandez-Banos/publication
/339797841_Phylogenetic_relationships_and_systematics_of_a_su
bclade_of_Mesoamerican_emerald_hummingbirds_Aves_Trochilid
ae_Trochilini/links/5e6a8a4e92851c6ba7fd7cc5/Phylogenetic-relati
onships-and-systematics-of-a-subclade-of-Mesoamerican-emerald-
hummingbirds-Aves-Trochilidae-Trochilini.pdf

JIMÉNES, Rosa and Juan Francisco ORNELAS
2016
Historical and current introgression in a Mesoamerican hummingbird species
complex: a biogeographic perspective. PeerJ. 2016; 4: e1556.

Available Online:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4715438/pdf/peerj-04-1556.pdf

RODRÍGUEZ, Flor and Juan Francisco ORNELAS
2013
Genetic divergence of the Mesoamerican azure‐crowned hummingbird
(Amazilia cyanocephala, Trochilidae) across the Motagua‐Polochic‐Jocotán
fault system. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research.
Volume 52, Issue 2 p. 142-153

Available Online:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jzs.12047

RODRÍGUEZ, Flor and Clementina GONZÁLEZ
2014
Interglacial genetic diversification of Moussonia deppeana (Gesneriaceae),
a hummingbird‐pollinated, cloud forest shrub in northern Mesoamerica.

Available Online:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/mec.12841

Baby hummingbird on nest, at Reserva Tapon Creek Livingston. Photograph by David Arrivillaga with a Sony A7R IV camera, FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens, 524mm, 1/250 sec, f/9, ISO 2000