Copper-rumped Hummingbird
Saucerottia tobaci(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Copper-rumped Hummingbird
The Copper-rumped Hummingbird (Saucerottia tobaci) 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 tobaci
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Copper-rumped Hummingbird
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Saucerottia tobaci monticola
- Saucerottia tobaci feliciae
- Saucerottia tobaci caudata
- Saucerottia tobaci aliciae
- Saucerottia tobaci erythronotos
- Saucerottia tobaci tobaci
- Saucerottia tobaci caurensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus Tobaci
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- Island of Tobago.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.499
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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