Visorbearer

Visorbearer
Augastes lumachella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Subfamily: Polytminae
Genus: Augastes
Gould, 1849
Type species
Trochilus superbus
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:

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". Howard & Moore Checklist Online. 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.