Volcano Hummingbird
Selasphorus flammulaSalvin, O, 1865
English (US) Volcano Hummingbird
The Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula) 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
- Selasphorus flammula
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Volcano Hummingbird
- Described by
- Salvin, O, 1865
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Selasphorus flammula flammula
- Selasphorus flammula simoni
- Selasphorus flammula torridus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvin, O, 1865
- Type locality
- Volcan de Cartago, i.e. Volcan de Irazu, Costa Rica.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864, pt.3 p.586
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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