http://wordie.org/words/barbthroat Comments for the word 'Barbthroat' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/barbthroat#comments A genus of hummingbird (<em>Threnetes</em>) containing the Pale-Tailed Barbthroat, Sooty Barbthroat, and Band-tailed Barbthroat. Taxonomy being what it is, there's ongoing disagreement over whether the Sooty Barbthroat is actually a variant of the Pale-Tailed and whether the Bronze-tailed Barbthroat is a subspecies of the Sooty. <br /> <br />In any event, all are in the so-called hermit subfamily of tropical and subtropical hummingbirds. They occur from southern Mexico through Central America to South America, as far south as northern Argentina. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:46:47 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/barbthroat#comments