Fiery-throated Hummingbird
Panterpe insignisCabanis, JL; Heine, F, 1860
English (US) Fiery-throated Hummingbird
The Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis) 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
- Panterpe insignis
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fiery-throated Hummingbird
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL; Heine, F, 1860
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Panterpe insignis eisenmanni
- Panterpe insignis insignis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL; Heine, F, 1860
- Type locality
- Costa Rica.
- Original description
- Museum Heineanum. Verzeichniss der orithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine 3 p.43,note
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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