Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Subspecies (3)
Tyler Wenzel, F. Gary Stiles, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter Pyle
Version: 2.0 — Published December 6, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Вулканско колибри |
| Catalan | colibrí dels volcans |
| Croatian | vulkanski kolibrić |
| Czech | kalypta vulkánová |
| Dutch | Vulkaankolibrie |
| English | Volcano Hummingbird |
| English (United States) | Volcano Hummingbird |
| Estonian | vulkaanikoolibri |
| Finnish | ruusukurkkukolibri |
| French | Colibri flammule |
| French (Canada) | Colibri flammule |
| German | Vulkanelfe |
| Japanese | バラエリフトオハチドリ |
| Norwegian | vulkankolibri |
| Polish | rudaczek kryzowany |
| Russian | Вулкановый колибри |
| Serbian | Vulkanski kolibri |
| Slovak | čmeľovec vulkánový |
| Spanish | Colibrí Volcanero |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Colibrí Chispita Volcanera |
| Spanish (Panama) | Estrella Volcanera |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí volcanero |
| Swedish | vulkankolibri |
| Turkish | Yanardağ Kolibrisi |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі-крихітка пурпуровогорлий |
Revision Notes
Tyler Wenzel revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. JoAnn Hackos, Linda A. Hensley, Robin K. Murie, and Daphne R. Walmer copyedited the account. Arnau Bonan Barfull and Tyler Wenzel curated the media.
Selasphorus flammula Salvin, 1865
PROTONYM:
Selasphorus flammula
Salvin, 1865. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864, Part 3, p. 586.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Volcan de Cartago, i.e. Volcan de Irazu, Costa Rica.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- SELASPHORUS
- flammula
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Volcano Hummingbird
