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Violet-chested Hummingbird
Sternoclyta cyanopectus (Gould, J 1846)
The violet-chested hummingbird is a species of hummingbird. It has a large global range and is not globally threatened. It is found in Venezuela and adjacent Colombia. It belongs to the monotypical genus Sternoclyta. Source: Wikipedia
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Apodiformes
Family:
Trochilidae
Genus:
Sternoclyta
Scientific:
Sternoclyta cyanopectus
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Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Trochilidae
Genus:
Sternoclyta
Scientific:
Sternoclyta cyanopectus
Original description
Citation:
(Gould, J 1846)
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
Part 14, no.164 p. 88
Protonym:
Trochilus (Lampornis) cyanopectus
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Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
B1A4A6A075AAE499
Avibase ID:
avibase-B1A4A6A0
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B1A4A6A0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555208
Geographic range:
- Sternoclyta cyanopectus: Andes of w Venezuela and coastal cordillera east to Miranda
Source: Clements checklist
Violet-chested Hummingbird
Catalan:
Colibrí pitviolaci
Czech:
kolibřík fialovoprsý
Danish:
Violbrystet Kolibri
German:
Veilchenbrustkolibri
Spanish:
Colibrí Pechiazul
Spanish (Spain):
Colibrí Pechiazul
Finnish:
hämykolibri
French:
Colibri à poitrine violette
Croatian:
ljubičastoprsa smaragdnica
Italian:
Colibrì pettovioletto
Japanese (romaji):
sumiremunehachidori
Japanese:
スミレムネハチドリ
Lithuanian:
Violetakrūtis kolibris
Dutch:
Paarsborstkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Skjoldkolibri
Norwegian:
Skjoldkolibri
Polish:
fiołkowik
Portuguese:
beija-flor-de-peito-anil
Russian:
Лиловогрудый колибри
Slovak:
medovec blyskáč
Swedish:
violbröstad kolibri
Ukrainian:
Колібрі аметистововолий
Chinese:
紫罗兰胸蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
紫羅蘭胸蜂鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Colibri à poitrine violette ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Colibri à poitrine violette ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements 1st edition: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements, version 2021: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements, version 2022: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements 4th edition: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements 6th edition: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements, version 2015: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements, version 2016: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements, version 2017: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements, version 2018: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Clements, version 2019: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| eBird version 1.50: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| eBird version 1.52: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| eBird version 1.53: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| eBird version 1.54: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| eBird version 1.55: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| eBird version 2015: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| eBird version 2016: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| eBird version 2017: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| eBird version 2018: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| eBird version 2019: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| eBird version 2021: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| eBird version 2022: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Sternoclyta cyanopectus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Sternoclyta cyanopectus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Sternoclyta cyanopectus |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Violet-chested Hummingbird ( Sternoclyta cyanopectus) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sternoclyta cyanopectus |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sternoclyta cyanopectus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Colibrí pitviolaci
Czech: kolibřík fialovoprsý, Kolibrík pestroprsý
Danish: Violbrystet Kolibri
German: Veilchenbrustkolibri, Veilchenbrust-Kolibri
English: Violet chested Hummingbird, Violet-chested Hummingbird
English, HBW: Violet-chested Hummingbird
English (IOC): Violet-chested Hummingbird
English (United States): Violet-chested Hummingbird
Spanish: Colibrí Grande de Cola Oliva, Colibrí Pechiazul
Spanish (Colombia): Colibrí Grande de Cola Oliva
Spanish (Spain): Colibrí Pechiazul
Spanish (HBW): Violet-chested Hummingbird
Spanish (Venezuela): Colibrí Pechiazul
Finnish: Hämykolibri
French: Brillant à poitrine violette, Colibri à poitrine violette
Croatian: ljubičastoprsa smaragdnica
Italian: Colibrì pettoviola, Colibrì pettovioletto
Japanese (romaji): sumiremunehachidori
Japanese: スミレムネハチドリ
Scientific: Sternoclyta cyanopectus, Trochilus (Lampornis) cyanopectus
Lithuanian: Violetakrūtis kolibris
Dutch: Paarsborstkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Skjoldkolibri
Norwegian: Skjoldkolibri
Polish: fiolkowik, fiołkowik, Flołkowik
Portuguese: beija-flor-de-peito-anil
Portuguese (Portugal): colibri-de-barra-violeta
Russian: Лиловогрудый колибри
Slovak: medovec blyskáč
Swedish: Violbröstad kolibri
Turkish: Menekşe gerdanlı kolibri
Ukrainian: Колібрі аметистововолий
Chinese: 紫罗兰胸蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 紫羅蘭胸蜂鳥
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