Black-billed streamertail

The black-billed streamertail (Trochilus scitulus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is endemic to eastern Jamaica. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Trochilus polytmus.

Black-billed streamertail
male

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Trochilus
Species:
T. scitulus
Binomial name
Trochilus scitulus
(Brewster & Bangs, 1901)
Synonyms

Trochilus polytmus scitulus

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Trochilus scitulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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