Avibase: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea (White-eared Hummingbird (pygmaea))

White-eared Hummingbird (pygmaea)

Basilinna leucotis pygmaea Simon, E; Hellmayr, CE 1908

Classification

Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
   Basilinna
Scientific:
  Basilinna leucotis pygmaea

Original description

Citation:
Simon, E; Hellmayr, CE 1908

Reference:
Novit. Zool. 15, no.1 p.12

Protonym:
Basilinna leucotis pygmaea

Type locality:
Matagalpa, Nicaragua.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/21970#page/28/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
4AA35D9CBC04D495

Avibase ID:
avibase-4AA35D9C

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4AA35D9C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 723232

Geographic range:

Basilinna leucotis pygmaea: highlands of El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua

Source: Clements checklist

English:
White-eared Hummingbird (pygmaea)
French:
Colibri à oreilles blanches (pygmaea)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-eared Hummingbird (pygmaea) ( Basilinna leucotis pygmaea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): White-eared Hummingbird (pygmaea) ( Basilinna leucotis pygmaea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): White-eared Hummingbird (pygmaea) ( Basilinna leucotis pygmaea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): White-eared Hummingbird (pygmaea) ( Basilinna leucotis pygmaea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White-eared Hummingbird (pygmaea) ( Basilinna leucotis pygmaea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White-eared Hummingbird (pygmaea) ( Basilinna leucotis pygmaea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-eared Hummingbird (pygmaea) ( Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-eared Hummingbird (pygmaea) ( Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-eared Hummingbird (pygmaea) ( Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-eared Hummingbird (pygmaea) ( Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-eared Hummingbird (pygmaea) ( Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): White-eared Hummingbird (pygmaea) ( Basilinna leucotis pygmaea)
Avilist 2025: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Hylocharis leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Basilinna leucotis pygmaea [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Basilinna leucotis

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