Sooty-capped Hermit
Phaethornis augusti(Bourcier, J, 1847)
English (US) Sooty-capped Hermit
The Sooty-capped Hermit (Phaethornis augusti) 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
- Phaethornis augusti
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sooty-capped Hermit
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J, 1847)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Phaethornis augusti curiosus
- Phaethornis augusti augusti
- Phaethornis augusti incanescens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus augusti
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J, 1847)
- Type locality
- Caracas, Venezuela.
- Original description
- Annales des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles, d'Agriculture et d'Industrie 10 p.623
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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