Plain-bellied Emerald
Chrysuronia leucogaster(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Plain-bellied Emerald
The Plain-bellied Emerald (Chrysuronia leucogaster) 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 leucogaster
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Plain-bellied Emerald
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Chrysuronia leucogaster leucogaster
- Chrysuronia leucogaster bahiae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus leucogaster
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- ex Brisson, Buff on etc.; Cayenne designated as type locality by Berlepsch, Nov. Zool., 15, 1908, p. 265.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.495
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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