Volcano Hummingbird [flammula or torridus]
Selasphorus flammula [flammula or torridus] (= Selasphorus flammula flammula) Salvin, O 1865
The volcano hummingbird is a very small hummingbird, native to the Talamancan montane forests of Costa Rica and western Panama. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Trochilidae
Genus:
Selasphorus
Scientific:
Selasphorus flammula flammula
Original description
Citation:
Salvin, O 1865
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
1864, pt.3 p.586
Imprint year:
1864
Protonym:
Selasphorus flammula
Type locality:
Volcán de Cartago, i.e. Volcán de Irazú, Costa Rica.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90417#page/682/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
6B1EC55BC4FDE3B8
Avibase ID:
avibase-6B1EC55B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6B1EC55B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693927
Geographic range:
- Selasphorus flammula flammula: Costa Rica (Volcán Irazú and Volcán Turrialba)
- Selasphorus flammula torridus: Sierra de Talamanca (Costa Rica) and Volcán Barú (western Panama)
Volcano Hummingbird [flammula or torridus]
French:
Colibri flammule [flammula ou torridus]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Volcano Hummingbird [flammula or torridus] ( Selasphorus flammula [flammula or torridus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Volcano Hummingbird ( Selasphorus flammula) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Volcano Hummingbird ( Selasphorus flammula) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Volcano Hummingbird [flammula or torridus] ( Selasphorus flammula [flammula or torridus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Volcano Hummingbird ( Selasphorus flammula) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Volcano Hummingbird ( Selasphorus flammula) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Volcano Hummingbird ( Selasphorus flammula) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Volcano Hummingbird ( Selasphorus flammula) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Volcano Hummingbird ( Selasphorus flammula) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Volcano Hummingbird ( Selasphorus flammula) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Volcano Hummingbird ( Selasphorus flammula) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Volcano Hummingbird ( Selasphorus flammula) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Volcano Hummingbird (Purple-throated) ( Selasphorus flammula flammula) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Selasphorus flammula [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Selasphorus flammula
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Colibrí dels volcans
Czech: kolibřík vulkánový
Danish: Irazúdværgkolibri
German: Weikehlkolibri
English: Rose-throated Hummingbird, Volcano Hummingbird, Volcano Hummingbird (Purple-throated), Volcano Hummingbird [flammula or torridus]
Spanish: Chispita Volcanera, Colibrí Volcanero
Spanish (Costa Rica): Chispita volcanera
Spanish (Spain): Colibrí Volcanero
Spanish (Panama): Estrella Volcanera
Estonian: vulkaanikoolibri
Finnish: Ruusukurkkukolibri
French: Calypte flammule, Colibri flammule, Colibri flammule [flammula ou torridus]
Hungarian: vulkánkolibri
Italian: Colibrì dei vulcani
Japanese (romaji): baraerifutoohachidori
Japanese: バラエリフトオハチドリ
Scientific: Selasphorus flammula, Selasphorus flammula [flammula or torridus], Selasphorus flammula flammula
Lithuanian: Vulkaninis selasforas
Dutch: Vulkaankolibrie
Norwegian: Vulkankolibri
Polish: rudaczek rózowokryzy, rudaczek różowokryzy
Portuguese: Beija-flor-de-cauda-larga
Russian: Винногорлый селасфорус
Slovak: cmelovec vulkánový
Swedish: Vulkankolibri
Ukrainian: Колібрі-крихітка пурпуровогорлий
Chinese: 粉喉煌蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 粉喉煌蜂鳥
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