Visorbearer

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Visorbearer
Haeckel Trochilidae Augastes lumachella.jpg
Augastes lumachella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Subfamily: Polytminae
Genus: Augastes
Gould, 1849
Type species
Trochilus superbus [1]
Vieillot, 1822
Species

2, see text

The visorbearers are hummingbirds in the bitypic genus Augastes in the family Trochilidae. The genus contains the following species: [2]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
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

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References

  1. "Trochilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2020.