Green-fronted Hummingbird
Ramosomyia viridifrons(Elliot, DG, 1871)
English (US) Green-fronted Hummingbird
The Green-fronted Hummingbird (Ramosomyia viridifrons) 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
- Ramosomyia viridifrons
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Green-fronted Hummingbird
- Described by
- (Elliot, DG, 1871)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Ramosomyia viridifrons viridifrons
- Ramosomyia viridifrons villadai
- Ramosomyia viridifrons wagneri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cyanomyia viridifrons
- Described by
- (Elliot, DG, 1871)
- Type locality
- Putla, Oaxaca.
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.4, vol.8, no.46 p.267
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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