Purple-collared Woodstar
Myrtis fanny(Lesson, RP, 1838)
English (US) Purple-collared Woodstar
The Purple-collared Woodstar (Myrtis fanny) 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
- Myrtis fanny
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Purple-collared Woodstar
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Myrtis fanny fanny
- Myrtis fanny megalura
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ornismya Fanny
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1838)
- Type locality
- Locality unknown, supposed to be from Mexico; error = Peru.
- Original description
- Annales des Sciences Naturelles Zoologie (2), 9 p.170
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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