| Visorbearer | |
|---|---|
| |
| Augastes lumachella | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Polytminae |
| Genus: | Augastes Gould, 1849 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus superbus1 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
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooded visorbearer
|
Augastes lumachella (Lesson, 1839) |
Brazil
|
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Hyacinth visorbearer
|
Augastes scutatus (Temminck, 1824) Three subspecies
|
Brazil
|
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
References
References
- "Trochilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2020.