Biology:Visorbearer

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Short description: Genus of birds

Visorbearer
Haeckel Trochilidae Augastes lumachella.jpg
Augastes lumachella
Scientific classification e
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 AugastesGould, 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)

Brazil
Map of range
Size:

Habitat:

Diet:
 LC 



References

  1. "Trochilidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=80. 
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/hummingbirds/. Retrieved 2 January 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q733306 entry