Visorbearer
Augastes lumachella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

Species

The genus contains the following species:[2]

Genus Augastes – Gould, 1849 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Hooded visorbearer

Augastes lumachella
(Lesson, 1839) 		Brazil
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 



Hyacinth visorbearer

Augastes scutatus
(Temminck, 1824)

Three subspecies
  • A. s. scutatus
  • A. s. ilseae
  • A. s. soaresi
Brazil
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 



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.


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