Black-hooded sunbeam

The black-hooded sunbeam (Aglaeactis pamela) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

Black-hooded sunbeam

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Aglaeactis
Species:
A. pamela
Binomial name
Aglaeactis pamela
D'Orbigny, 1838

Distribution

The Black-hooded sunbeam is endemic to the Americas,[2] specifically common around the Bolivian territory of the Andes mountain range. It occupies high-altitude humid montane forests and humid to semihumid montane scrublands, at altitudes of 2,500–4,200 m (8,200–13,800 ft) above sea level.[2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Aglaeactis pamela". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Black-hooded Sunbeam - Distribution". Neotropical Birds Online. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 21 April 2019.


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