Amethyst-throated Sunangel Heliangelus amethysticollis Scientific name definitions
- Subspecies (7)
Josep del Hoyo, Iris Heynen, Nigel Collar, Peter F. D. Boesman, Guy M. Kirwan, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 26, 2016
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 26, 2016
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Heliangelus amethysticollis (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)
PROTONYM:
Ornismya amethysticollis
d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838. Mag.Zool. 8 cl.2, p.31.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Yuracares, Cochabamba, Bolivia = eastern slope of the Cordilleras in the country of the Yuracares, ex Gould, Monogr. Trochil.
Definitions
- HELIANGELUS
- amethysticollis
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