White-chested Emerald
Chrysuronia brevirostris(Lesson, RP, 1830)
English (US) White-chested Emerald
The White-chested Emerald (Chrysuronia brevirostris) 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
- Chrysuronia brevirostris
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-chested Emerald
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1830)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Chrysuronia brevirostris chionopectus
- Chrysuronia brevirostris brevirostris
- Chrysuronia brevirostris orienticola
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ornismya brevirostris
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1830)
- Type locality
- Guiana, error = Rio de Janeiro.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle des oiseaux-mouches p.211, pl.77, tab.xxxv
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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