Blue-mantled Thornbill
Chalcostigma stanleyi(Bourcier, J, 1851)
English (US) Blue-mantled Thornbill
The Blue-mantled Thornbill (Chalcostigma stanleyi) 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 stanleyi
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-mantled Thornbill
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J, 1851)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Chalcostigma stanleyi stanleyi
- Chalcostigma stanleyi versigulare
- Chalcostigma stanleyi vulcani
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus Stanleyi
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J, 1851)
- Type locality
- Cold regions of Pichincha and Cotopaxi.
- Original description
- Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 32 p.187
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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