Oasis Hummingbird
Rhodopis vesper(Lesson, RP, 1829)
English (US) Oasis Hummingbird
The Oasis Hummingbird (Rhodopis vesper) 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
- Rhodopis vesper
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Oasis Hummingbird
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1829)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Rhodopis vesper koepckeae
- Rhodopis vesper vesper
- Rhodopis vesper atacamensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ornismya vesper
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1829)
- Type locality
- Chile.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle des oiseaux-mouches p.85 pl.19, tab.xv
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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