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Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird

Saucerottia castaneiventris(Gould, J, 1856)

English (US) Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird

The Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird (Saucerottia castaneiventris) 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: west slope of eastern Andes of north-central ColombiaRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Saucerottia castaneiventris
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
English (US)
Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird
Described by
(Gould, J, 1856)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Amazilius castaneiventris
Described by
(Gould, J, 1856)
Type locality
Bogota, Colombia.
Original description
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.24, no.310 p.150,151

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 363 species of the family Trochilidae