The purple-bibbed whitetip is a species of hummingbird. It is native to Colombia and Ecuador. Little is known about the species due to it rarely foraging in the open - in search for insects and small flowers. Nesting is made from foliage such as moss and ferns, usually along steep ravines. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Bourcier, J 1851)
Reference:
Compt. Rend. Hebd. Acad. Sci.
32 p.187
Protonym:
Trochilus Benjamini
Type locality:
Gualea, Ecuador.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1220831
Avibase ID:
AE7EE8C8ABB7EAE8
Avibase ID:
avibase-AE7EE8C8
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/AE7EE8C8
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555261
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Colibri de Benjamin ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2022: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Urosticte benjamini benjamini [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Urosticte benjamini benjamini [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Urosticte benjamini benjamini [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Urosticte benjamini benjamini [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Urosticte benjamini benjamini [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Urosticte benjamini benjamini [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Urosticte benjamini benjamini [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Urosticte benjamini benjamini [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Urosticte benjamini benjamini [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Urosticte benjamini [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Urosticte benjamini [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Urosticte benjamini [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Urosticte benjamini benjamini [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Urosticte benjamini [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Urosticte [benjamini or ruficrissa]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
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