Itzimte, Clerodendrum lingustrinum, is a native species of shrub from Mesoamerica. It has medicinal and edible properties, for medicinal properties, the leaves are useful for headaches and diuretic issues. Itzimte was also useful for flavoring cacao beverages for the Mayas.
PDF, Articles, Books on Threnetes ruckeri
- 1918
- Catalogue of birds of the Americas. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, United States of America. Vol. 13. Part. 2. Pages 150-151.
Available online:
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/818705#page/158/mode/1up
- 2014
- Hummingbirds: a life-size guide to every species. Ivy Press, 1st Edition. Page 42.
- 1965
- The Band-tailed Barbthroat, Therenetes Ruckeri (Trochilidae), in Guatemala. The Auk. Vol. 82, No. 2. Page 286.
Available online:
www.globalraptors.org/grin/researchers/uploads/118/barbthroat.pdf
Suggested webpages with photos and information on Threnetes ruckeri
https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/batbar1/overview
Information and map location.
www.hbw.com/species/band-tailed-barbthroat-threnetes-ruckeri
Information.
www.iucnredlist.org/details/22686925/0
Information.
www.icesi.edu.co/wiki_aves_colombia/tiki-index.php?page=Ermita%C3%B1o+Barbudo+-+Threnetes+ruckeri
Information.
www.beautyofbirds.com/bandtailedbarbthroats.html
Information and photos.
Suggested Reading about Hummingbirds in Mayan Art
- 2008
- Las figurillas moldeadas antropomorfas del período clásico tardío de la costa sur de Guatemala. Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. 183 pages.
Available online:
http://biblioteca.usac.edu.gt/tesis/14/14_0398.pdf
- 2010
- Of Birds and insects: the hummingbird myth in ancient Mesoamerica. Ancient Mesoamerica. No. 21. Pages 45-61.
Available online:
www.academia.edu/346378/Of_Birds_and_Insects_The_
Hummingbird_Myth_in_Ancient_Mesoamerica
- 2017
- Art and Myth of the Ancient Maya. Yale University Press. 304 pages.
Sold online:
www.amazon.com/Myth-Ancient-Oswaldo-Chinchilla-Mazariegos/dp/0300207174/
First posted, June, 2018
