Aglaeactis aliciae — The Life Data

Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Apodiformes/Trochilidae/Aglaeactis

At a glance

Occurrence records186

Data sources6

Biological traits22

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Aglaeactis aliciae's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation9 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility186 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

IOC World Bird ListIOCbird checklist↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements2 literature sources22 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF186 records

01Narrative

The purple-backed sunbeam (Aglaeactis aliciae) is a bird species in the family Trochilidae. It is found only in Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was formerly classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.BLI (2006) But new research has shown that although hardly any natural habitat is left, this species is still a bit more numerous than it was believed. Consequently, it is downlisted to Endangered status in 2008 and once again to Vulnerable in 2020.BLI (2008)

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesEltonTraitsAVONET

Size & morphology11

Beak depth2.1 mm

Beak length (culmen)20.3 mm

Beak length (nares)15.5 mm

Beak width2.5 mm

Body mass7 g

⚠ sources differ — AVONET: 7 g · EltonTraits: 7.8 g

Hand-wing index62

Kipp's distance49.6 mm

Secondary length30.4 mm

Tail length47.4 mm

Tarsus length8.1 mm

Wing length81 mm

Diet & foraging7

Canopy30 %

Invertebrate10 %

Midhigh30 %

Nectar90 %

Trophic levelherbivore

Trophic nicheNectarivore

Understory40 %

Habitat & environment4

HabitatShrubland

Migration1.0

Primary lifestyleAerial

Range size183 km²

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type186 records

Wild obs. + sensor146

Museum / vouchered40

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO48 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy83% within 1 km

≤100 m 10>10 km 2

12 georeferenced · 134 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor146

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy25% within 1 km

≤100 m 2≤10 km 6

8 georeferenced · 32 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence40

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions6 of 9 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Frankfurt am Main	17
Moore Laboratory of Zoology, Occidental Collegelocation not on record	6
Philadelphia, US	6
Louisiana State University, Museum of Zoologylocation not on record	4
Chicago, US	2
München, DE	2
Geneva, CH	1
SNSDlocation not on record	1
Ann Arbor, US	1

9 institutions · 40 of 40 vouchered records shown