Augastes scutatus scutatus (Hyacinth Visor-Bearer)

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Common Names in English:

Hyacinth Visor-Bearer, Hyacinth Visorbearer

Common Names in French:

Colibri Superbe

Common Names in German:

Schildkolibri

Common Names in Japanese:

ムナオビハチドリ

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758
        Subclass: Avialae () - Gauthier, 1986
        Infraclass: Aves () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
        Cohort: Neognathae () - Pycraft, 1900
        Superorder: Cypselomorphae () - Huxley, 1867
        Order: Apodiformes () - Peters, 1940
        Suborder: Apodi () - Peters, 1940
        Family: Trochilidae () - Vigors, 1825
        Subfamily: Trochilinae ()
        Genus: Augastes () - Gould, 1849
        Specific name: scutatus - (Temminck) 1824
        Subspecies: scutatus
        Scientific name: - Augastes scutatus scutatus (Temminck) 1824

Augastes scutatus (Temminck) 1824

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.