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Hyacinth Visorbearer (scutatus)
Augastes scutatus scutatus (Temminck, CJ 1824)
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Trochilidae
Genus:
Augastes
Scientific:
Augastes scutatus scutatus
Original description
Citation:
(Temminck, CJ 1824)
Reference:
Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois.
livr.50, vol.4 pl.299 fig.3
Protonym:
Trochilus scutatus
Type locality:
Brazil.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109923#page/185/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
48E77ADD77C12ABB
Avibase ID:
avibase-48E77ADD
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/48E77ADD
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693896
Geographic range:
- Augastes scutatus scutatus: high montane forest of southeastern Brazil (central and eastern Minas Gerais)
Source: Clements checklist
Hyacinth Visorbearer (scutatus)
French:
Colibri superbe (scutatus)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Hyacinth Visorbearer (scutatus) ( Augastes scutatus scutatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Hyacinth Visorbearer (scutatus) ( Augastes scutatus scutatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Hyacinth Visorbearer (scutatus) ( Augastes scutatus scutatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Hyacinth Visorbearer (scutatus) ( Augastes scutatus scutatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Hyacinth Visorbearer (nominate) ( Augastes scutatus scutatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Hyacinth Visorbearer (nominate) ( Augastes scutatus scutatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Hyacinth Visorbearer (nominate) ( Augastes scutatus scutatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Hyacinth Visorbearer (nominate) ( Augastes scutatus scutatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Hyacinth Visorbearer (nominate) ( Augastes scutatus scutatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Hyacinth Visorbearer (nominate) ( Augastes scutatus scutatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Hyacinth Visorbearer (nominate) ( Augastes scutatus scutatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Hyacinth Visorbearer (nominate) ( Augastes scutatus scutatus) |
| Avilist 2025: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Augastes scutatus scutatus [version 1] |
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
German: Schildkolibri
English: Hyacinth Visorbearer, Hyacinth Visorbearer (nominate), Hyacinth Visorbearer (scutatus)
Spanish: Colibrà de Cola Celeste
French: Colibri superbe, Colibri superbe (nominal), Colibri superbe (nominale), Colibri superbe (race nominale), Colibri superbe (scutatus)
Italian: Colibrì color giacinto
Scientific: Augastes scutatus scutatus, Trochilus scutatus
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