Horned Sungem
Heliactin bilophus(Temminck, CJ, 1820)
English (US) Horned Sungem
The Horned Sungem (Heliactin bilophus) 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.
Range: far southern Suriname to interior Brazil and adjacent eastern BoliviaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Heliactin bilophus
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Horned Sungem
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1820)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus bilophus
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1820)
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.3, vol.4 pl.18 fig.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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