Vervain Hummingbird
Mellisuga minima(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Vervain Hummingbird
The Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima) 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
- Mellisuga minima
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Vervain Hummingbird
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Mellisuga minima minima
- Mellisuga minima vielloti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus minimus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- America = Jamaica, ex Edwards, pi. 105.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.121
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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