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Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Amazilia
Scientific: Amazilia amabilis
Citation: (Gould, 1853)
Reference: PZS(1851) Pt19 no.226 p.115
Protonym: Trochilus (--?) amabilis
Avibase ID: 98B261C68D928CFE
Short link: https://avibase.ca/98B261C6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555160
Geographic range:
Amazilia amabilis : NE Nicaragua to Colombia and Ecuador (west of the Andes)
Source: Clements checklist
English: Blue-chested Hummingbird
Czech: kolibřík modroprsý
German: Blaubrustamazilie
Danish: Blåbrystet Amazilie
Spanish: Amazilia amable
Finnish: sinirintakolibri
French: Ariane aimable
Italian: Colibrì pettazzurro
Japanese: emerarudohachidori
Japanese: エメラルドハチドリ
Dutch: Blauwborstamazilia
Norwegian: Blåbrystkolibri
Polish: szmaragdzik modrowstegi
Russian: Голубогрудая амазилия
Slovak: kolibrík modroprsý
Swedish: blåbröstad smaragd
Chinese: 蓝胸蜂鸟
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 01: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 02: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 03: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 04: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Ariane aimable ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Ariane aimable ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Clements 4th edition: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Clements 5th edition (as published): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Polyerata amabilis )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Polyerata amabilis )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Polyerata amabilis )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Polyerata amabilis )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Polyerata amabilis )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Polyerata amabilis )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Polyerata amabilis )
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Clements 6th edition: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Polyerata amabilis )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Polyerata amabilis )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Clements, version 2015: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Clements, version 2016: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Clements, version 2017: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Clements, version 2018: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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eBird version 1.50: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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eBird version 1.52: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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eBird version 1.53: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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eBird version 1.54: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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eBird version 1.55: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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eBird version 2015: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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eBird version 2016: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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eBird version 2017: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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eBird version 2018: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Amazilia amabilis amabilis
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Amazilia amabilis amabilis
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Amazilia amabilis amabilis
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Amazilia amabilis amabilis
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Amazilia amabilis amabilis
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Amazilia amabilis amabilis
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Amazilia amabilis amabilis
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Amazilia amabilis amabilis
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Amazilia amabilis amabilis
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Polyerata amabilis amabilis
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Blue-chested Hummingbird ( Amazilia amabilis )
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Amazilia amabilis
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Amazilia amabilis
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Taxonomic status:
Species status:
full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Amazilia [amabilis or decora]
(sensu lato ) by some authors
Other synonyms
Catalan: Colibrí amazília amableCzech: Kolibrík modroprsý, kolibřík modroprsýDanish: Blåbrystet AmazilieGerman: Blaubrustamazilie, Blaubrust-Amazilie, BluabrustamazilieEnglish: Blue chested Hummingbird, Blue-breasted Hummingbird, Blue-chested Hummingbird, Lovely HummingbirdEnglish (IOC): Blue-chested HummingbirdSpanish: Amazilia Amable, Amazilia pechiazul, Diamante de Collar AzulSpanish (Colombia): Amazilia PechiazulSpanish (Costa Rica): Amazilia pechiazulSpanish (Ecuador): Amazilia PechiazulSpanish (Spain): Amazilia AmableSpanish (HBW): Blue-chested HummingbirdSpanish (Nicaragua): Amazilia PechiazulSpanish (Panama): Amazilia PechiazulFinnish: SinirintakolibriFrench: Ariane aimableHungarian: kékbegyű amazíliaItalian: Amazilia pettoblu, Colibrì pettazzurroJapanese: emerarudohachidoriJapanese: エメラルドハチドリLatin: Amazilia amabilis, Amazilia amabilis amabilis, Polyerata amabilis, Polyerata amabilis amabilis, Trochilus (--?) amabilisLithuanian: Mėlynkrūtė polierataDutch: Blauwborstamazilia, BlauwbuikamaziliaNorwegian Nynorsk: BlåbrystkolibriNorwegian: BlåbrystkolibriPolish: szmaragdzik modrowstegi, Szmaragdzik modrowstęgiRussian: Голубогрудая амазилияSlovak: kolibrík modroprsýSwedish: Blåbröstad smaragdUkrainian: Аріан блакитноволийChinese: 蓝胸蜂鸟Chinese (Traditional): 藍頰蜂鳥