Blue-headed Sapphire
Chrysuronia grayi(Delattre, PA; Bourcier, J, 1846)
English (US) Blue-headed Sapphire
The Blue-headed Sapphire (Chrysuronia grayi) 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.
Range: western Colombia and northern EcuadorRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Chrysuronia grayi
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-headed Sapphire
- Described by
- (Delattre, PA; Bourcier, J, 1846)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus Grayi
- Described by
- (Delattre, PA; Bourcier, J, 1846)
- Type locality
- Popayan, Colombia.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 9 p.307
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird
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Humboldt's Sapphire
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White-chested Emerald
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Plain-bellied Emerald
Chrysuronia leucogaster
White-throated Hummingbird
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Sapphire-spangled Emerald
Chionomesa lactea
Glittering-throated Emerald
Chionomesa fimbriata
Rufous-throated Sapphire
Hylocharis sapphirina
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