Copper-tailed Hummingbird
Saucerottia cupreicauda(Salvin, O; Godman, FD, 1884)
English (US) Copper-tailed Hummingbird
The Copper-tailed Hummingbird (Saucerottia cupreicauda) 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
- Saucerottia cupreicauda
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Copper-tailed Hummingbird
- Described by
- (Salvin, O; Godman, FD, 1884)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Saucerottia cupreicauda duidae
- Saucerottia cupreicauda cupreicauda
- Saucerottia cupreicauda laireti
- Saucerottia cupreicauda pacaraimae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Amazilia cupreicauda
- Described by
- (Salvin, O; Godman, FD, 1884)
- Type locality
- Mt. Roraima, British Guiana.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.5, vol.2, no.8 p.452
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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