Bronze-tailed thornbill

Bronze-tailed thornbill
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Chalcostigma
Species: C. heteropogon
Binomial name
Chalcostigma heteropogon
Boissonneau, 1839

The bronze-tailed thornbill (Chalcostigma heteropogon) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

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