Humboldt's Sapphire
Chrysuronia humboldtii(Bourcier, J; Mulsant, MÉ, 1852)
English (US) Humboldt's Sapphire
The Humboldt's Sapphire (Chrysuronia humboldtii) 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: far southeastern Panama to Colombia and northwestern EcuadorRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Chrysuronia humboldtii
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Humboldt's Sapphire
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J; Mulsant, MÉ, 1852)
No guides listed yet for Humboldt's Sapphire
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus humboldtii
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J; Mulsant, MÉ, 1852)
- Type locality
- Rio Mira, Prov. Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
- Original description
- Annales des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles, d'Agriculture et d'Industrie (2), 4 p.142
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Hummingbirds
VersiColoured Emerald
Chrysuronia versicolor
Shining-green Hummingbird
Chrysuronia goudoti
Golden-tailed Sapphire
Chrysuronia oenone
Mangrove Hummingbird
Chrysuronia boucardi
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird
Chrysuronia coeruleogularis
Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird
Chrysuronia lilliae
Blue-headed Sapphire
Chrysuronia grayi
White-chested Emerald
Chrysuronia brevirostris
Plain-bellied Emerald
Chrysuronia leucogaster
White-throated Hummingbird
Leucochloris albicollis
Sapphire-spangled Emerald
Chionomesa lactea
Glittering-throated Emerald
Chionomesa fimbriata
Looking for a different species?