Amazilia Hummingbird
Amazilis amazilia(Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1827)
English (US) Amazilia Hummingbird
The Amazilia Hummingbird (Amazilis amazilia) 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
- Amazilis amazilia
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Amazilia Hummingbird
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Amazilis amazilia alticola
- Amazilis amazilia azuay
- Amazilis amazilia dumerilii
- Amazilis amazilia leucophoea
- Amazilis amazilia amazilia
- Amazilis amazilia caeruleigularis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Orthorhynchus Amazilia
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1827)
- Type locality
- Environs of Lima, i.e. Callao, Peru.
- Original description
- Voyage autour du Monde exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la Corvette de Sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825 (etc.). Zoologie Atlas, 1 pl.31, fig.3, p.683
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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