White-tailed Goldenthroat

Common name: White-tailed Goldenthroat
Scientific name: Polytmus guainumbi
Clades: Polytminae - Mangoes

The White-tailed Goldenthroat is 9.7 to 11.8 cm (3.8 to 4.6 in) long and weighs 4.4 to 5 g (0.16 to 0.18 oz).

The White-tailed Goldenthroat has a long, curved bill. Most males are green with white under-tail feathers and white lower belly feathers. The white line above and below the mask sets off the black mask. A female's breasts are green-spotted and paler below than a male's. This species is usually found in grasslands and marshes; it is often found near water.

3 subspecies:

1. P. g. andinus
   Distribution E Colombia (S to Meta and Vichada).

2. P. g. guainumbi
   Distribution Venezuela and Trinidad to the Guianas and N Brazil (Amapá coast).

3. P. g. thaumantias
   Distribution extreme SE Peru, Bolivia and C and E Brazil (S Maranhão and Bahia to Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo and N Paraná) to E Paraguay and NE Argentina.