Black-eared Fairy
Heliothryx auritus(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Black-eared Fairy
The Black-eared Fairy (Heliothryx auritus) 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
- Heliothryx auritus
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-eared Fairy
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Heliothryx auritus auritus
- Heliothryx auritus phainolaemus
- Heliothryx auritus auriculatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus auritus
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.493
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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