Scaly-breasted hummingbird
| Scaly-breasted hummingbird | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Phaeochroa Gould, 1861 |
| Species: | P. cuvierii |
| Binomial name | |
| Phaeochroa cuvierii (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) | |
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| Range of P. cuvierii | |
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The scaly-breasted hummingbird (Phaeochroa cuvierii) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is monotypic for its genus.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
Subespecies
The following subspecies are recognized:[2]
- Phaeochroa cuvierii berlepschi (Hellmayr, 1915)
- Phaeochroa cuvierii cuvierii (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
- Phaeochroa cuvierii furvescens (Wetmore, 1967)
- Phaeochroa cuvierii maculicauda (Griscom, 1932)
- Phaeochroa cuvierii roberti (Salvin, 1861)
- Phaeochroa cuvierii saturatior (Hartert, 1901)
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Phaeochroa cuvierii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Phaeochroa cuvierii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
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