Canivet's Emerald
Cynanthus canivetii(Lesson, RP, 1832)
English (US) Canivet's Emerald
The Canivet's Emerald (Cynanthus canivetii) 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
- Cynanthus canivetii
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Canivet's Emerald
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1832)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Cynanthus canivetii canivetii
- Cynanthus canivetii osberti
- Cynanthus canivetii salvini
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ornismya canivetii
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1832)
- Type locality
- Brazil, error = Jalapa, Vera Cruz, ex Rev. Zool., 1839, p. 15.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle des colibris, suivie d'un supplément à l'histoire naturelle des oiseaux-mouches p.174,177 pl.37,38
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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