Ecuadorian Piedtail
Phlogophilus hemileucurusGould, J, 1860
English (US) Ecuadorian Piedtail
The Ecuadorian Piedtail (Phlogophilus hemileucurus) 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: locally in foothills of southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, and northern PeruRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Phlogophilus hemileucurus
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ecuadorian Piedtail
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1860
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1860
- Type locality
- Banks of the Rfo Napo.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.28, no.2 p.310
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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