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Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Urosticte
Scientific: Urosticte benjamini
Citation: (Bourcier, 1851)
Reference: Compt.Rend. 32 p.187
Protonym: Trochilus Benjamini
Avibase ID: AE7EE8C8ABB7EAE8
Short link: https://avibase.ca/AE7EE8C8
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555261
Geographic range:
Urosticte benjamini : Pacific slope of w Colombia to sw Ecuador and nw Peru
Source: Clements checklist
English: Purple-bibbed Whitetip
Czech: kolibřík Benjaminův
German: Purpurbrustkolibri
Danish: Purpurbrystet Hvidplet
Spanish: Colibrí puntiblanco occidental
Finnish: laikkupyrstökolibri
French: Colibri de Benjamin
Italian: Puntabianca golaviola
Japanese: shiroenbihachidori
Japanese: シロエンビハチドリ
Dutch: Wittipkolibrie
Norwegian: Purpursmekkekolibri
Polish: bialosterek zielony
Russian: Бенджаминов колибри
Slovak: ink hráškový
Swedish: purpurbröstad kolibri
Chinese: 白尾梢蜂鸟
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Birdlife checklist version 00: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Birdlife checklist version 01: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Birdlife checklist version 02: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Birdlife checklist version 03: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Birdlife checklist version 04: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Colibri de Benjamin ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Clements 4th edition: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Clements 5th edition (as published): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Clements 6th edition: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Clements, version 2015: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Clements, version 2016: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Clements, version 2017: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Clements, version 2018: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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eBird version 1.50: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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eBird version 1.52: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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eBird version 1.53: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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eBird version 1.54: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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eBird version 1.55: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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eBird version 2015: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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eBird version 2016: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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eBird version 2017: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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eBird version 2018: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Urosticte benjamini benjamini
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Urosticte benjamini benjamini
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Urosticte benjamini benjamini
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Urosticte benjamini benjamini
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Urosticte benjamini benjamini
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Urosticte benjamini benjamini
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Urosticte benjamini benjamini
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Urosticte benjamini benjamini
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Urosticte benjamini benjamini
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
James Lee Peters: Urosticte benjamini
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James Lee Peters (original): Urosticte benjamini
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James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Urosticte benjamini
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Sibley and Monroe (1993): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Purple-bibbed Whitetip ( Urosticte benjamini )
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Urosticte benjamini benjamini
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Urosticte benjamini
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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
Other synonyms
Catalan: Colibrí puntablanc occidentalCzech: Kolibrík belokrídlý, kolibřík BenjaminůvDanish: Purpurbrystet HvidpletGerman: Purpurbrustkolibri, WeißspitzchenEnglish: Purple bibbed Whitetip, Purple-bibbed Whitetip, WhitetipEnglish (IOC): Purple-bibbed WhitetipSpanish: Colibrí de Gargantilla, Colibrí Puntablanca Occidental, Colibrí puntiblanco occidental, Colibrí Serrano VioletaSpanish (Colombia): Colibrí de Gargantilla, Colobrí de gargantillaSpanish (Ecuador): Puntiblanca PechipúrpuraSpanish (Spain): Colibrí Puntiblanco OccidentalSpanish (HBW): Purple-bibbed WhitetipFinnish: LaikkupyrstökolibriFrench: Colibri de BenjaminItalian: Colibrì marginato di bianco, Puntabianca golaviolaJapanese: shiroembihachidori, shiroenbihachidoriJapanese: シロエッビハチドリ, シロエンビハチドリLatin: Trochilus Benjamini, Uristicte benjamini, Urosticte benjamini, Urosticte benjamini benjaminiLithuanian: Bendžamino baltadėmis kolibrisDutch: WittipkolibrieNorwegian Nynorsk: PurpursmekkekolibriNorwegian: PurpursmekkekolibriPolish: bialosterek, bialosterek zielony, białosterek zielonyRussian: Бенджаминов колибриSlovak: bielochvostka hrášková, ink hráškovýSwedish: Purpurbröstad kolibriUkrainian: Колібрі-зіркохвіст фіолетововолийChinese: 白尾梢蜂鸟Chinese (Traditional): 白尾梢蜂鳥〔紫胸蜂鳥〕