Xantus's Hummingbird
Basilinna xantusii(Lawrence, GN, 1861)
English (US) Xantus's Hummingbird
The Xantus's Hummingbird (Basilinna xantusii) 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.
Range: arid scrub of southern Baja CaliforniaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Basilinna xantusii
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Xantus's Hummingbird
- Described by
- (Lawrence, GN, 1861)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Amazilia Xantusii
- Described by
- (Lawrence, GN, 1861)
- Type locality
- Cape San Lucas, Baja California.
- Original description
- Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 7 p.109
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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