Hooded visorbearer
| Hooded visorbearer | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Augastes |
| Species: | A. lumachella |
| Binomial name | |
| Augastes lumachella (Lesson, 1838) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Augastes lumachellus (Lesson, 1838) [orth. error] | |
The hooded visorbearer, Colibri Lumachelle, or ColibrÍ Lumaquela (Augastes lumachella) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found only in Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Augastes lumachella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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