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VersiColoured Emerald

Chrysuronia versicolor(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)

English (US) Versicolored Emerald

UK name: VersiColoured Emerald

The VersiColoured Emerald (Chrysuronia versicolor) 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 versicolor
Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Order
Apodiformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Versicolored Emerald
English (UK)
VersiColoured Emerald
Described by
(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Trochilus versicolor
Described by
(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
Type locality
Brazil.
Original description
Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 23 p.430

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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