Broad-billed Hummingbird
Cynanthus latirostrisSwainson, WJ, 1827
English (US) Broad-billed Hummingbird
The Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) 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 latirostris
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Broad-billed Hummingbird
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1827
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Cynanthus latirostris magicus
- Cynanthus latirostris propinquus
- Cynanthus latirostris latirostris
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1827
- Type locality
- Tableland of Mexico; probably does not occur there. Valley of Mexico near Mexico City, designated as type locality by Moore, antea, p. 59.
- Original description
- The Philosophical Magazine, New Series n.s., 1 p.441
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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