Taxonomy Profile: Saucerottia cyanifrons (Bourcier 1843)

Saucerottia cyanifrons: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Amazilia cyanifrons
Bourcier 1843
Amazilia alfaroana
Underwood 1896
Trochilus cyanifrons
Bourcier 1843
Common Name(s):
Indigo-capped Hummingbird []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Saucerottia cyanifrons: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Aves
Birds |
oiseaux |
Order : Apodiformes
Swifts |
Hummingbirds |
Family : Trochilidae
Hummingbirds |
oiseaux-mouches |
Subfamily : Trochilinae
Genus : Saucerottia
Species : Saucerottia cyanifrons
Indigo-capped Hummingbird |
Saucerottia cyanifrons Direct Children(s):
Saucerottia cyanifrons: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
IOC World Bird List (v 11.1)
Acquired:
2021-05-28
Notes:
Gill, F., and D. Donsker, eds. 2021. IOC World Bird List (v 11.1). doi: 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 May, 2021]
Reference for:
Saucerottia cyanifrons
Publication(s):
Saucerottia cyanifrons: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
South America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Saucerottia cyanifrons: Comments
Comment:
Treated as monotypic. Extinct alfaroana, known only from the type, and often treated as a subspecies, or a full species (Kirwan & Collar 2016) is treated as a dubious taxon by NACC (2002, 2020) (IOC List v11.1)