Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
Chalybura urochrysia(Gould, J, 1861)
English (US) Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
The Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer (Chalybura urochrysia) 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
- Chalybura urochrysia
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1861)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Chalybura urochrysia melanorrhoa
- Chalybura urochrysia isaurae
- Chalybura urochrysia urochrysia
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hypuroptila urochrysia
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1861)
- Type locality
- Neighborhood of Panama, error = western Colombia.
- Original description
- A Monograph of the Trochilidæ, or Family of Humming-birds pt22 pl.7,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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