Aglaeactis
{{short description|Genus of birds}}
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{{Automatic Taxobox
| name = Aglaeactis
| image = Aglaeactis_castelneaui_-_Gould.jpg
| image_caption = White-tufted sunbeam, Aglaeactis castelnaudii
| taxon = Aglaeactis
| authority = Gould, 1848
| type_species = Trochilus cupripennis{{cite web |url= https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=80 |title= Trochilidae |author= |date= |website= aviansystematics.org |publisher= The Trust for Avian Systematics |access-date= 2023-08-05}}
| type_species_authority = Bourcier, 1843
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 4, see text
}}
Aglaeactis is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae.
Species
{{Species table |genus=Aglaeactis |authority-name=Gould |authority-year=1848 |species-count=four|no-note=y|narrow-percent=75}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Shining sunbeam |binomial=Aglaeactis cupripennis
|image=File:Shining Sunbeam (Aglaeactis cupripennis).jpg|image-size=180px |image-alt=
|authority-name=Bourcier|authority-year=1843 |authority-not-original=yes
|range= Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
|range-image=File:Aglaeactis cupripennis map.svg
|range-image-size=180px
|size={{convert|12|to|13|cm|in|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} long. Males weigh {{convert|7.6|to|8.1|g|oz|abbr=on}} and females {{convert|6.9|to|7.5|g|oz|abbr=on}}
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|iucn-status= LC
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|subspecies={{Collapsible list |expand=yes |title=Two subspecies |bullets=on
|A. c. cupripennis
|A. c. caumatonota
}}
}}
{{Species table/row
|name=Purple-backed sunbeam |binomial=Aglaeactis aliciae
|image=File:Purple-backed Sunbeam Hummingbird.jpg|image-size=180px |image-alt=
|authority-name=Salvin |authority-year=1896 |authority-not-original=
|range= Peru
|range-image=File:Aglaeactis aliciae map.svg
|range-image-size=180px
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|iucn-status= VU
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|name= White-tufted sunbeam|binomial=Aglaeactis castelnaudii
|image=File:Aglaeactis castelnaudii 189753333.jpg|image-size=180px |image-alt=
|authority-name=Bourcier & Mulsant |authority-year= 1848|authority-not-original=yes
|range= Peru
|range-image=File:Aglaeactis castelnaudii map.svg
|range-image-size=180px
|size=12 cm in height and weighs 7- 8.5 g.
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|iucn-status= LC
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|name=Black-hooded sunbeam |binomial=Aglaeactis pamela
|image=|image-size=180px |image-alt=
|authority-name=d'Orbigny |authority-year=1838 |authority-not-original=yes
|range= Bolivia
|range-image=File:Aglaeactis pamela map.svg
|range-image-size=180px
|size={{convert|12|cm|in|abbr=on}} long including its {{convert|15|mm|in|abbr=on}} straight black bill. Males weigh about {{convert|5.2|g|oz|abbr=on}} and females {{convert|5.8|g|oz|abbr=on}}.
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{{Species table/end}}
Territories
Shining sunbeam territories are characterized by highly utilized central core areas with high overall use, but low foraging activity. These territories are usually those associated with structural complexity like canopy coverings, vegetation densities, and ideal nesting/roosting sites. High canopy heights and adequate vegetation densities allow these hummingbirds to effectively transmit auditory and visual signals. More exposed and elevated perches are usually favored. These birds pick the most ideal territories to avoid predators and defend their territories.{{Cite journal|last=Pavan|first=Lucas|date=2020|title=Patterns of territorial space use by Shining Sunbeams (Aglaeactis cupripennis), tropical montane hummingbirds|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339279913|journal= Journal of Field Ornithology|volume=91|pages=1–12|doi=10.1111/jofo.12321|s2cid=212807392}}
References
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Category:Birds of the Northern Andes
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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