Purple-backed thornbill
| Purple-backed thornbill | |
|---|---|
_(8079763797).jpg) | |
| Female in Puracé National Natural Park, Cauca, Colombia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Ramphomicron |
| Species: | R. microrhynchum |
| Binomial name | |
| Ramphomicron microrhynchum Boissonneau, 1839 | |
The purple-backed thornbill (Ramphomicron microrhynchum) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Ramphomicron microrhynchum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, February 28, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.