Bumblebee Hummingbird
Selasphorus heloisa(Lesson, RP; Delattre, PA, 1839)
English (US) Bumblebee Hummingbird
The Bumblebee Hummingbird (Selasphorus heloisa) 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 heloisa
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Bumblebee Hummingbird
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP; Delattre, PA, 1839)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Selasphorus heloisa margarethae
- Selasphorus heloisa heloisa
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ornismya Heloisa
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP; Delattre, PA, 1839)
- Type locality
- Jalapa and Quatepu [= Coatepec] Vera Cruz.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 2 p.15
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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