Purple-collared woodstar
| Purple-collared woodstar | |
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| Juvenile male in NW Ecuador | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Myrtis L. Reichenbach, 1854 |
| Species: | M. fanny |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrtis fanny Lesson, 1838 | |
The purple-collared woodstar (Myrtis fanny) is a species of hummingbird found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Myrtis fanny". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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