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Humboldt's Sapphire
Hylocharis humboldtii (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852)
The Humboldt's Sapphire (Hylocharis humboldtii) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Apodiformes
Family:
Trochilidae
Genus:
Hylocharis
Scientific:
Hylocharis humboldtii
Citation:
(Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852)
Reference:
Ann.Sci.Phys.Nat.Agric.Ind.(2) 4 p.142
Protonym:
Trochilus humboldtii
Avibase ID:
8BF8D4683F688811
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8BF8D468
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693157
Geographic range:
- Hylocharis humboldtii: Extreme se Panama to Colombia and nw Ecuador
Source: Clements checklist
Humboldt's Sapphire
German:
Humboldtamazilie
Danish:
Nordlig Blåhovedet Safir
Spanish:
Amazilia de Humboldt
Finnish:
vihersafiirikolibri
French:
Ariane de Humboldt
Italian:
Zaffiro di Humboldt
Japanese:
funborutosafaiahachidori
Japanese:
フンボルトサファイアハチドリ
Dutch:
Humboldts Saffierkolibrie
Norwegian:
Safirpannekolibri
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Safirpannekolibri
Polish:
szafirek kolumbijski
Slovak:
kolibrík Humboldtov
Swedish:
humboldtsmaragd
Chinese:
洪氏红嘴蜂鸟
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Humboldt's Hummingbird ( Amazilia humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Humboldt's Hummingbird ( Amazilia humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Humboldt's Hummingbird ( Amazilia humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Humboldt's Hummingbird ( Amazilia humboldtii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Humboldt's Hummingbird ( Amazilia humboldtii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Humboldt's Hummingbird ( Amazilia humboldtii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Humboldt's Hummingbird ( Amazilia humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Saphir de Humboldt ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Hylocharis grayi humboldtii [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Hylocharis grayi humboldtii [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Hylocharis grayi humboldtii [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Hylocharis grayi humboldtii [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Hylocharis grayi humboldtii [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Hylocharis grayi humboldtii [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Hylocharis grayi humboldtii [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Hylocharis grayi humboldtii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Hylocharis grayi humboldtii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Hylocharis grayi humboldtii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Hylocharis grayi humboldtii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Hylocharis grayi humboldtii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Hylocharis grayi humboldtii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Hylocharis grayi humboldtii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Hylocharis grayi humboldtii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Hylocharis grayi humboldtii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Hylocharis grayi humboldtii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Hylocharis grayi humboldtii [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Humboldt's Hummingbird ( Amazilia humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Humboldt's Hummingbird ( Amazilia humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Humboldt's Hummingbird ( Amazilia humboldtii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Humboldt's Hummingbird ( Amazilia humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (original): Hylocharis grayi humboldtii [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Hylocharis grayi humboldtii [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldti) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Hylocharis humboldtii) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Chrysuronia humboldtii) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Humboldt's Sapphire ( Chrysuronia humboldtii) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hylocharis humboldtii [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hylocharis humboldtii [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Hylocharis [grayi or humboldtii]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
Catalan: Colibrí amazília de Humboldt
Danish: Nordlig Blåhovedet Safir
German: Humboldtamazilie, Humboldtsaphirkolibri, Humboldt-Saphirkolibri
English: Humboldt's Hummingbird, Humboldt's Sapphire
English (IOC): Humboldt's Sapphire
Spanish: Amazilia de Humboldt, Zafiro de Humboldt
Spanish (Colombia): Zafiro cabeciazul, Zafiro de Humboldt
Spanish (Ecuador): Zafiro de Humboldt
Spanish (Spain): Amazilia de Humboldt
Spanish (HBW): Humboldt's Sapphire
Spanish (Panama): Zafiro de Humboldt
Finnish: vihersafiirikolibri
French: Ariane de Humboldt, Saphir de Humboldt
French (AOU): Saphir de Humboldt
Italian: Zaffiro di Humboldt
Japanese: funborutosafaiahachidori
Japanese: フンボルトサファイアハチドリ
Scientific: Amazilia humboldtii, Chrysuronia humboldtii, Hylocharis grayi humboldtii, Hylocharis humboldti, Hylocharis humboldtii, Trochilus humboldtii
Dutch: Humboldts Saffierkolibrie, Humboldtsaphirkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Safirpannekolibri
Norwegian: Safirpannekolibri
Polish: szafirek kolumbijski
Slovak: kolibrík Humboldtov
Swedish: humboldtsmaragd, Nordlig blåhuvad safir
Chinese: 洪氏红嘴蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 洪保德紅嘴蜂鳥
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