Snowcap
Microchera albocoronata(Lawrence, GN, 1855)
English (US) Snowcap
The Snowcap (Microchera albocoronata) 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
- Microchera albocoronata
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Snowcap
- Described by
- (Lawrence, GN, 1855)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Microchera albocoronata parvirostris
- Microchera albocoronata albocoronata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Mellisuga albo-coronata
- Described by
- (Lawrence, GN, 1855)
- Type locality
- Belen, Veragua, Panamá
- Original description
- Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 6 p.137, pl.4
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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