Wine-throated hummingbird
| Wine-throated hummingbird | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Atthis |
| Species: | A. ellioti |
| Binomial name | |
| Atthis ellioti Ridgway, 1878 | |
The wine-throated hummingbird (Atthis ellioti) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1] With a length of 7 cm, it is one of the smallest birds within its range.
Subspecies
There are two recognized subspecies:[2]
- Atthis ellioti ellioti Ridgway, 1878
- Atthis ellioti selasphoroides Griscom, 1932
References
- 1 2 3 BirdLife International (2012). "Atthis ellioti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Atthis ellioti". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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