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Apodiformes / Trochilidae / Heliothryx

Black-eared Fairy

Heliothryx auritus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (bkefai1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Heliothryx

Subspecies (3)

Heliothryx auritus auriculatus

tropical eastern Peru, northern Bolivia, and Amazonian and southern Brazil
Heliothryx auritus auritus

tropical southeastern Colombia to Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil
Heliothryx auritus phainolaemus

Amazonian Brazil south of the Amazon River (Pará and Maranhão)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (bkefai1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.