Hyacinth Visorbearer
Augastes scutatus(Temminck, CJ, 1824)
English (US) Hyacinth Visorbearer
The Hyacinth Visorbearer (Augastes scutatus) 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
- Augastes scutatus
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Hyacinth Visorbearer
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1824)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Augastes scutatus scutatus
- Augastes scutatus ilseae
- Augastes scutatus soaresi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus scutatus
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1824)
- Type locality
- Brazil.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.50, vol.4 pl.299 fig.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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