Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (21)
- Monotypic
Susan Healy and William A. Calder
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 1, 2006
Text last updated September 1, 2006
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí rogenc |
| Czech | kalypta rezavolesklá |
| Dutch | Rosse Kolibrie |
| English | Rufous Hummingbird |
| English (United States) | Rufous Hummingbird |
| French | Colibri roux |
| French (France) | Colibri roux |
| German | Rotrücken-Zimtelfe |
| Icelandic | Roðabríi |
| Japanese | アカフトオハチドリ |
| Norwegian | rødkolibri |
| Polish | rudaczek północny |
| Russian | Рыжий колибри |
| Serbian | Riđi kolibri |
| Slovak | čmeľovec škoricový |
| Spanish | Colibrí Rufo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Zumbador Canelo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí rufo |
| Swedish | rostkolibri |
| Turkish | Kızıl Sırtlı Kolibri |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі-крихітка вогнистий |
Selasphorus rufus (Gmelin, 1788)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus rufus
Gmelin, 1788. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I], p.497.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'In sinu Americae Natka,' i.e. Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SELASPHORUS
- rufum / rufus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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lowercase: species and subspecies
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Gr.: ancient Greek
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Rufous Hummingbird
