Visorbearer

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Visorbearer
Haeckel Trochilidae Augastes lumachella.jpg
Augastes lumachella
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Subfamily: Polytminae
Genus: Augastes
Gould, 1849
Species

2, see text

The visorbearers are hummingbirds in the bitypic genus Augastes in the family Trochilidae. The genus contains the following species:[1]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Hooded Visorbearer Augastes lumachella (cropped).jpg Augastes lumachella Hooded visorbearer Brazil
Beija-flor-de-gravata-verde (Augastes scutatus) (2).JPG Augastes scutatus Hyacinth visorbearer Brazil

References[]

  1. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2020.


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