Speckled Hummingbird
Adelomyia melanogenys(Fraser, L, 1840)
English (US) Speckled Hummingbird
The Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Adelomyia melanogenys
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Speckled Hummingbird
- Described by
- (Fraser, L, 1840)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Adelomyia melanogenys cervina
- Adelomyia melanogenys sabinae
- Adelomyia melanogenys connectens
- Adelomyia melanogenys melanogenys
- Adelomyia melanogenys debellardiana
- Adelomyia melanogenys aeneosticta
- Adelomyia melanogenys maculata
- Adelomyia melanogenys chlorospila
- Adelomyia melanogenys inornata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus melanogenys
- Described by
- (Fraser, L, 1840)
- Type locality
- Bogota, Colombia.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.8, no.86 p.18
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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