The white-chinned sapphire is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in northern South America. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1818)
Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd.
23 p.426
Protonym:
Trochilus cyanus
Type locality:
Brazil = Rio de Janeiro ex Voyage De Lalande.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18039976
Avibase ID:
8564ACE3CD9B4360
Avibase ID:
avibase-8564ACE3
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8564ACE3
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555134
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): White-chinned Sapphire ( Amazilia cyanus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): White-chinned Sapphire ( Amazilia cyanus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): White-chinned Sapphire ( Amazilia cyanus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Saphir azuré ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Saphir azuré ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Hylocharis cyanus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Hylocharis cyanus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Hylocharis cyanus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): White-chinned Sapphire ( Hylocharis cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): White-chinned Sapphire ( Chlorestes cyanus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hylocharis cyanus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hylocharis cyanus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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