Antillean Crested Hummingbird
Orthorhyncus cristatus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Antillean Crested Hummingbird
The Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus) 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
- Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Orthorhyncus cristatus exilis
- Orthorhyncus cristatus ornatus
- Orthorhyncus cristatus cristatus
- Orthorhyncus cristatus emigrans
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus cristatus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- America = West Indies ex Edwards, pi. 37, i.e. Barbados.
- 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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