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Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus (Gmelin, JF 1788)

The rufous hummingbird is a small hummingbird, about 8 cm (3.1 in) long with a long, straight and slender bill. These birds are known for their extraordinary flight skills, flying 2,000 mi (3,200 km) during their migratory transits. It is one of seven species in the genus Selasphorus. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
   Selasphorus
Scientific:
  Selasphorus rufus

Original description

Citation:
  (Gmelin, JF 1788)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Trochilus rufus

Type locality:
  'In sinu Americae Natka,' i.e. Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2897097

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  1E1B6D193325DFB6

Avibase ID:
  avibase-1E1B6D19

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/1E1B6D19

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 178040


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Selasphorus rufus: Alaska to northwestern USA; winters to southern Mexico
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Rufous Hummingbird
Catalan:
Colibrí rogenc
Czech:
kolibřík rezavolesklý
Danish:
Rød Dværgkolibri
German:
Rotrücken-Zimtelfe
Spanish:
Colibrí Rufo
Spanish (Spain):
Colibrí Rufo
Finnish:
kettukolibri
French:
Colibri roux
Croatian:
riđi kolibrić
Hungarian:
vörhenyes kolibri
Icelandic:
Roðabríi
Italian:
Colibrì rossiccio
Japanese (romaji):
akafutoohachidori
Japanese:
アカフトオハチドリ
Lithuanian:
Rausvasis selasforas
Dutch:
Rosse Kolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudkolibri
Norwegian:
Rødkolibri
Polish:
rudaczek północny
Portuguese:
Beija-flor-ruivo
Portuguese (Portugal):
colibri-ruivo
Russian:
Рыжий колибри
Slovak:
čmeľovec škoricový
Serbian:
Riđi kolibri
Swedish:
rostkolibri
Ukrainian:
Колібрі-крихітка вогнистий
Chinese:
棕煌蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
棕煌蜂鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
Rufous Hummingbird ( Trochilus rufus)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
Rufous Hummingbird ( Trochilus rufus)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
Rufous Hummingbird ( Trochilus rufus)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
Rufous Hummingbird ( Selasphorus rufus)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Colibri roux ( Selasphorus rufus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Colibri roux ( Selasphorus rufus)
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Oriental Bird Club:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Rufous Hummingbird ( Selasphorus rufus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Rufous Hummingbird ( Selasphorus rufus)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Rufous Hummingbird ( Selasphorus rufus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Selasphorus rufus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Selasphorus rufus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Colibrí rogenc
Czech: kolibřík rezavolesklý, Kolibrík zlatolesklý
Danish: Rød Dværgkolibri
German: Rotrücken-Zimtelfe, Zimtkolibri, Zimt-Kolibri
English: Red-backed Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird
English, HBW: Rufous Hummingbird
English (IOC): Rufous Hummingbird
English (United States): Rufous Hummingbird
Spanish: Chispita Rufa, Colibrí Rufo, Zumbador Canelo, Zumbador Rufo
Spanish (Spain): Colibrí Rufo
Spanish (HBW): Rufous Hummingbird
Spanish (Mexico): Zumbador Canelo, Zumbador Rufo
Estonian: rebaskoolibri
Finnish: Kettukolibri
French: Calypte roux, Colibri roux, Rufus
Croatian: riđi kolibrić
Hungarian: vörhenyes kolibri
Icelandic: Roðabríi
Italian: Colibrì rossiccio
Japanese (romaji): akafutoohachidori
Japanese: アカフトオハチドリ
Scientific: Selasphorus rufus, Trochilus collaris, Trochilus rufus, Trochilus sitchensis
Lithuanian: Rausvasis selasforas
Latvian: rudais kolibri
Dutch: Rosse Kolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudkolibri
Norwegian: Rødkolibri
Polish: rudaczek pólnocny, rudaczek północny
Portuguese: Beija-flor-ruivo
Portuguese (Portugal): colibri-ruivo
Russian: Колибри охристый, Охристый колибри, Рыжегорлый колибри, Рыжий колибри, Рыжий селасфорус
Slovak: cmelovec škoricový, čmeľovec škoricový, Kolibrík škoricový
Serbian: Riđi kolibri
Swedish: Rostkolibri
Turkish: Kızıl sırtlı kolibri
Ukrainian: Колібрі-крихітка вогнистий
Chinese: 棕煌蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 棕煌蜂鳥

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