Violet-bellied Hummingbird
Chlorestes julie(Bourcier, J, 1842)
English (US) Violet-bellied Hummingbird
The Violet-bellied Hummingbird (Chlorestes julie) 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 julie
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Violet-bellied Hummingbird
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J, 1842)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Chlorestes julie panamensis
- Chlorestes julie julie
- Chlorestes julie feliciana
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ornismyia julie
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J, 1842)
- Type locality
- Tunja, Colombia.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 5 p.373
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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