Black-throated Brilliant
Heliodoxa schreibersii(Bourcier, J, 1847)
English (US) Black-throated Brilliant
The Black-throated Brilliant (Heliodoxa schreibersii) 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
- Heliodoxa schreibersii
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Black-throated Brilliant
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J, 1847)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Heliodoxa schreibersii schreibersii
- Heliodoxa schreibersii whitelyana
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus Schreibersii
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J, 1847)
- Type locality
- Upper Rio Negro, Brazil
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.15, no.171 p.43
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Violet-fronted Brilliant
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