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Fiery Topaz

Topaza pyra (Gould, J 1846)

The fiery topaz is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It has brilliant iridescent plumage and resides in northern South America, where it consumes nectar and insects. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
   Topaza
Scientific:
  Topaza pyra

Original description

Citation:
  (Gould, J 1846)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London Part 14, no.164 p. 85

Protonym:
  Trochilus (Topaza) pyra

Type locality:
  Rio Negro, Brazil.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862735

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  66D9C57E74E34672

Avibase ID:
  avibase-66D9C57E

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/66D9C57E

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555209

Geographic range:

  • Topaza pyra: forest in lowlands of western Amazonia from southeastern Colombia and eastern Ecuador east through Roraima (northwestern Brazil) and southward through east-central Peru and eastern Amazonas (west-central Brazil)
  • Topaza pyra pyra: southeastern Colombia, southwestern Venezuela (Amazonas), and northwestern Brazil (northeastern Amazonas); populations in east-central Peru and western Amazonian Brazil not assigned to subspecies
  • Topaza pyra amaruni: eastern Ecuador and adjacent northern Peru; populations elsewhere in eastern Peru and western Amazonian Brazil not assigned to subspecies
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Fiery Topaz
Catalan:
Colibrí ardent
Czech:
kolibřík zelenokostřecový
Danish:
Sorthættet Pragttopas
German:
Schwarznacken-Topaskolibri
Spanish:
Colibrí ígneo
Spanish (Spain):
Colibrí Ígneo
Finnish:
tulitopaasikolibri
French:
Colibri flamboyant
Croatian:
zlatnoleđi kolibrić
Hungarian:
tüzes topázkolibri
Italian:
Topazio flammeo
Japanese (romaji):
himunehachidori
Japanese:
ヒムネハチドリ
Dutch:
Vuurtopaaskolibrie
Norwegian:
Flammetopas
Polish:
topazik ognisty
Portuguese:
topázio-de-fogo
Portuguese (Brazil):
topázio-de-fogo
Portuguese (Portugal):
colibri-de-fogo
Russian:
Чернохвостый топаз
Slovak:
topásovec ohnivý
Serbian:
Vatreni topaz kolibri
Swedish:
eldtopas
Ukrainian:
колібрі-топаз вогнистий
Chinese:
火红叉尾蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
火紅叉尾蜂鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Colibri flamboyant ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Colibri flamboyant ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Topaza pella pyra [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Topaza pyra [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Topaza pyra [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Topaza pyra [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
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South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Fiery Topaz ( Topaza pyra) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Topaza pyra [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Topaza pyra [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Topaza [pella or pyra] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Colibrí ardent
Czech: Kolibrík plamenný, kolibřík zelenokostřecový
Danish: Sorthættet Pragttopas
German: Flammenkolibri, Schwarznacken-Topaskolibri
English: Fiery Topaz
English, HBW: Fiery Topaz
English (IOC): Fiery Topaz
English (United States): Fiery Topaz
Spanish: Colibrí ígneo, Colibrí Topacio Fuego, Topacio Candela de Cola Morada, Topacio Fúlgido
Spanish (Colombia): Topacio Fúlgido
Spanish (Ecuador): Topacio Fuego
Spanish (Spain): Colibrí Ígneo
Spanish (HBW): Fiery Topaz
Spanish (Peru): Topacio de Fuego
Spanish (Venezuela): Topacio Candela Colimorado
Estonian: tuli-topaaskoolibri
Finnish: Tulitopaasikolibri
French: Colibri flamboyant, Grand Topaze, Topaze à nuque noire
Croatian: zlatnoleđi kolibrić
Hungarian: tüzes topázkolibri
Italian: Colibrì topazio di fiamma, Topazio flammeo
Japanese (romaji): himunehachidori
Japanese: ヒムネハチドリ
Scientific: Topaza pella pyra, Topaza pyra, Topaza pyra pyra, Trochilus pyra
Dutch: Vuurtopaaskolibrie
Norwegian: Flammetopas
Polish: topazik ognisty
Portuguese: Topazio-de-fogo, topázio-de-fogo
Portuguese (Brazil): topazio-de-fogo, Topázio-de-fogo
Portuguese (Portugal): colibri-de-fogo, Topázio-de-fogo
Russian: Пламенный топазовый колибри, Чернохвостый топаз
Slovak: topásovec ohnivý
Serbian: Vatreni topaz kolibri
Swedish: eldtopas, Flamtopas
Turkish: Ateş renkli topaz
Ukrainian: колібрі-топаз вогнистий
Chinese: 火红叉尾蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 火紅叉尾蜂鳥

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