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Dusky Hummingbird

Phaeoptila sordida(Gould, J, 1859)

English (US) Dusky Hummingbird

The Dusky Hummingbird (Phaeoptila sordida) 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.

Range: mountains of central Mexico (Michoacán to Oaxaca)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Phaeoptila sordida
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Dusky Hummingbird
Described by
(Gould, J, 1859)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Cyanomyia (?) sordida
Described by
(Gould, J, 1859)
Type locality
Oaxaca, Mexico.
Original description
The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.3, vol.4, no.20 p.97

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 363 species of the family Trochilidae