Glittering-throated emerald
The glittering-throated emerald (Chionomesa fimbriata), sometimes placed in the genus Polyerata, is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in the Amazon Basin, Venezuela, the Guianas and Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
| Glittering-throated emerald | |
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| A. fimbriata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Chionomesa |
| Species: | C. fimbriata |
| Binomial name | |
| Chionomesa fimbriata Gmelin, 1788 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Polyerata fimbriata | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Amazilia fimbriata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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