Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin(Lesson, RP, 1829)
English (US) Allen's Hummingbird
The Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) 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 sasin
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Allen's Hummingbird
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1829)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Selasphorus sasin sasin
- Selasphorus sasin sedentarius
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ornismya Sasin
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1829)
- Type locality
- Nootka Sound, vicinity of Monterey and San Francisco, California, = San Francisco.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle des oiseaux-mouches p.190 pl.66, tab.xxx
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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