Heliothryx [auritus or barroti] (Black-eared or Purple-crowned Fairy)

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Black-eared or Purple-crowned Fairy

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Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
   Heliothryx
Scientific:
  Heliothryx auritus

Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1788)

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

Protonym:
Trochilus auritus

Type locality:
Cayenne.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10285#page/505/mode/1up

Avibase ID:
903263F5BE3176E3

Avibase ID:
avibase-903263F5

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/903263F5

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693173

English:
Black-eared or Purple-crowned Fairy
French:
Colibri oreillard ou C. féérique

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-eared or Purple-crowned Fairy ( Heliothryx [auritus or barroti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-eared or Purple-crowned Fairy ( Heliothryx [auritus or barroti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black-eared or Purple-crowned Fairy ( Heliothryx [auritus or barroti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-eared or Purple-crowned Fairy ( Heliothryx [auritus or barroti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-eared or Purple-crowned Fairy ( Heliothryx [auritus or barroti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-eared or Purple-crowned Fairy ( Heliothryx [auritus or barroti])

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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