Charming Hummingbird
Polyerata decoraSalvin, O, 1891
English (US) Charming Hummingbird
The Charming Hummingbird (Polyerata decora) 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: Pacific slope of southwestern Costa Rica and far western PanamaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Polyerata decora
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Charming Hummingbird
- Described by
- Salvin, O, 1891
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvin, O, 1891
- Type locality
- Volcan de ChiriquÃ, Panama.
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.6, vol.7 p.377
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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