Scaly-breasted hummingbird

The scaly-breasted hummingbird (Phaeochroa cuvierii) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is monotypic for its genus.

Scaly-breasted hummingbird

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Phaeochroa
Gould, 1861
Species:
P. cuvierii
Binomial name
Phaeochroa cuvierii
(Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
Range of P. cuvierii
Synonyms
  • Campylopterus cuvierii

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • Phaeochroa cuvierii berlepschi (Hellmayr, 1915)
  • Phaeochroa cuvierii cuvierii (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
  • Phaeochroa cuvierii furvescens (Wetmore, 1967)
  • Phaeochroa cuvierii maculicauda (Griscom, 1932)
  • Phaeochroa cuvierii roberti (Salvin, 1861)
  • Phaeochroa cuvierii saturatior (Hartert, 1901)
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References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Phaeochroa cuvierii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Phaeochroa cuvierii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 December 2013.


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