Olivaceous Thornbill
Chalcostigma olivaceum(Lawrence, GN, 1864)
English (US) Olivaceous Thornbill
The Olivaceous Thornbill (Chalcostigma olivaceum) 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
- Chalcostigma olivaceum
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Olivaceous Thornbill
- Described by
- (Lawrence, GN, 1864)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Chalcostigma olivaceum pallens
- Chalcostigma olivaceum olivaceum
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ramphomicron olivaceus
- Described by
- (Lawrence, GN, 1864)
- Type locality
- La Paz, Bolivia.
- Original description
- Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 8(1867) p.44
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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