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Apodiformes / Trochilidae / Augastes

Hyacinth Visorbearer

Augastes scutatus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (hyavis1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Augastes

Subspecies (3)

Augastes scutatus ilseae

mid-montane forest of southeastern Brazil (central and eastern Minas Gerais)
Augastes scutatus scutatus

high montane forest of southeastern Brazil (central and eastern Minas Gerais)
Augastes scutatus soaresi

southeastern Brazil (Rio Paricicaba basin in south-central Minas Gerais)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (hyavis1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.