Rainbow-bearded thornbill

Rainbow-bearded thornbill
A male in Yanacocha Reserve, Ecuador
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Chalcostigma
Species: C. herrani
Binomial name
Chalcostigma herrani
DeLattre & Bourcier, 1846

The rainbow-bearded thornbill (Chalcostigma herrani) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

Female In NW Ecuador

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