Blue-throated Starfrontlet
Coeligena helianthea(Lesson, RP, 1839)
English (US) Blue-throated Starfrontlet
The Blue-throated Starfrontlet (Coeligena helianthea) 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
- Coeligena helianthea
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-throated Starfrontlet
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1839)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Coeligena helianthea helianthea
- Coeligena helianthea tamai
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ornismya helianthea
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1839)
- Type locality
- Bogota.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 1(1838) p.314
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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