Shining Sunbeam
The shining sunbeam (''Aglaeactis cupripennis'') is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world'' Version 5. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v5_Dec20.zip xls zipped 1 MBretrieved 27 May 2021 Taxonomy and systematics The shining sunbeam currently (early 2022) has two recognized subspecies, the nominate ''A. c. cupripennis'' and ''A. c. caumatonota''. In the past the species had been subdivided into as many as six subspecies. In addition, what is now the purple-backed sunbeam (''A. aliciae'') has also been treated as a subspecies of shining sunbeam.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. ...
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Jules Bourcier
Claude Marie Jules Bourcier (19 February 1797 – 9 March 1873) was a French naturalist and expert on hummingbirds.Prosopo
''Sociétés savantes de France''. Bourcier was born in Cuisery, . He was the mayor of Millery, Rhône from 1832 to 1837, and he was the French consul to from 1849 to 1850. In 1857, he became a corresponding member of the ''Société linnéenne de Lyon''. Bo ...
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