Mountain Velvetbreast
Lafresnaya lafresnayi(Boissonneau, A, 1840)
English (US) Mountain Velvetbreast
The Mountain Velvetbreast (Lafresnaya lafresnayi) 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
- Lafresnaya lafresnayi
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mountain Velvetbreast
- Described by
- (Boissonneau, A, 1840)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Lafresnaya lafresnayi liriope
- Lafresnaya lafresnayi longirostris
- Lafresnaya lafresnayi greenewalti
- Lafresnaya lafresnayi lafresnayi
- Lafresnaya lafresnayi saul
- Lafresnaya lafresnayi orestes
- Lafresnaya lafresnayi rectirostris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus La Fresnayi
- Described by
- (Boissonneau, A, 1840)
- Type locality
- Bogota, Colombia.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 3 p.8
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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