Chestnut-breasted coronet
The chestnut-breasted coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in humid Andean montane forest in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is generally easily recognized by its contrasting rufous underparts.
Chestnut-breasted coronet in NE Ecuador
| Chestnut-breasted coronet | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Boissonneaua |
| Species: | B. matthewsii |
| Binomial name | |
| Boissonneaua matthewsii (Bourcier, 1847) | |
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References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Boissonneaua matthewsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- Chestnut-breasted Coronet videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Photo-Medium Res; Article chandra.as.utexas.edu
- Chestnut-breasted Coronet photo gallery VIREO
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