Many-spotted hummingbird
The many-spotted hummingbird (Taphrospilus hypostictus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is the only member of the genus Taphrospilus, but is sometimes placed in Amazilia or Leucippus instead.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Taphrospilus Simon, 1910 |
| Species: | T. hypostictus |
| Binomial name | |
| Taphrospilus hypostictus (Gould, 1862) | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Leucippus hypostictus | |
It is found in lower Andean foothills from Ecuador, through Peru and Bolivia, to north-western Argentina. Previously also listed for Brazil, but this now considered mistaken, it not being included on the official list by CBRO.[3]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
in eastern Ecuador showing spots
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Taphrospilus hypostictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Taphrospilus hypostictus". Avibase.
- "Comitê Brasileiro de Registros Ornitológicos". Aves do Brasil. Archived from the original on 2007-08-24. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
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