Rufous-shafted Woodstar
Chaetocercus jourdanii(Bourcier, J, 1839)
English (US) Rufous-shafted Woodstar
The Rufous-shafted Woodstar (Chaetocercus jourdanii) 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
- Chaetocercus jourdanii
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-shafted Woodstar
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J, 1839)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Chaetocercus jourdanii andinus
- Chaetocercus jourdanii rosae
- Chaetocercus jourdanii jourdanii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ornismya Jourdanii
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J, 1839)
- Type locality
- Trinidad.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 2 p.295
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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