Green-and-white hummingbird

Green-and-white hummingbird
Green-and-white hummingbird
at Machu Picchu
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Amazilia
Species: A. viridicauda
Binomial name
Amazilia viridicauda
Berlepsch, 1883
Synonyms

Leucippus viridicauda

The green-and-white hummingbird (Amazilia viridicauda) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is endemic to the East Andean slope in Peru, where generally restricted to areas near humid forest. It is commonly seen at Machu Picchu. It closely resembles the white-bellied hummingbird, but lacks white to the basal half of the tail.

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