White-chinned Sapphire
Chlorestes cyanus(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) White-chinned Sapphire
The White-chinned Sapphire (Chlorestes cyanus) 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
- Chlorestes cyanus
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-chinned Sapphire
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Chlorestes cyanus viridiventris
- Chlorestes cyanus rostrata
- Chlorestes cyanus conversa
- Chlorestes cyanus cyanus
- Chlorestes cyanus griseiventris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus cyanus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- Brazil = Rio de Janeiro ex Voyage De Lalande.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 23 p.426
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Hummingbirds
Glittering-throated Emerald
Chionomesa fimbriata
Rufous-throated Sapphire
Hylocharis sapphirina
Gilded Sapphire
Hylocharis chrysura
Green-and-white Hummingbird
Elliotomyia viridicauda
White-bellied Hummingbird
Elliotomyia chionogaster
Purple-chested Hummingbird
Polyerata rosenbergi
Blue-chested Hummingbird
Polyerata amabilis
Charming Hummingbird
Polyerata decora
White-bellied Emerald
Chlorestes candida
Blue-throated Sapphire
Chlorestes eliciae
Violet-bellied Hummingbird
Chlorestes julie
Blue-chinned Sapphire
Chlorestes notata
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