Purple-backed Thornbill
Ramphomicron microrhynchum(Boissonneau, A, 1840)
English (US) Purple-backed Thornbill
The Purple-backed Thornbill (Ramphomicron microrhynchum) 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
- Ramphomicron microrhynchum
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Purple-backed Thornbill
- Described by
- (Boissonneau, A, 1840)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Ramphomicron microrhynchum andicola
- Ramphomicron microrhynchum microrhynchum
- Ramphomicron microrhynchum albiventre
- Ramphomicron microrhynchum bolivianum
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ornismya microrhyncha
- Described by
- (Boissonneau, A, 1840)
- Type locality
- Bogota, Colombia.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 2 p.354
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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