Blue-tailed hummingbird
| Blue-tailed hummingbird | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Amazilia |
| Species: | A. cyanura |
| Binomial name | |
| Amazilia cyanura Gould, 1859 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Saucerottia cyanura | |
The blue-tailed hummingbird (Amazilia cyanura), sometimes placed in the genus Saucerottia, is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Amazilia cyanura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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