White-eared Hummingbird
Basilinna leucotis(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) White-eared Hummingbird
The White-eared Hummingbird (Basilinna leucotis) 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
- Basilinna leucotis
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-eared Hummingbird
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Basilinna leucotis borealis
- Basilinna leucotis leucotis
- Basilinna leucotis pygmaea
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus leucotis
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- Brazil, error, Orizaba, Vera Cruz designated as type locality by Griscom, supra. 1
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 23 p.428
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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