Azure-crowned Hummingbird
Saucerottia cyanocephala(Lesson, RP, 1830)
English (US) Azure-crowned Hummingbird
The Azure-crowned Hummingbird (Saucerottia cyanocephala) 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 cyanocephala
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Azure-crowned Hummingbird
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1830)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Saucerottia cyanocephala cyanocephala
- Saucerottia cyanocephala chlorostephana
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ornismya cyanocephalus
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1830)
- Type locality
- Brazil, error = Vera Cruz.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle des oiseaux-mouches p.xlv
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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