Lesser Violetear
Colibri cyanotus(Bourcier, J, 1843)
English (US) Lesser Violetear
The Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus) 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
- Colibri cyanotus
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Lesser Violetear
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Colibri cyanotus cabanidis
- Colibri cyanotus cyanotus
- Colibri cyanotus kerdeli
- Colibri cyanotus crissalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus cyanotus
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J, 1843)
- Type locality
- Caracas, Venezuela.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 6 p.101
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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