Pirre hummingbird
The Pirre hummingbird (Goldmania bella), also somewhat misleadingly[2] known as the rufous-cheeked hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. The species was first described by Edward William Nelson in 1912.[3]
| Pirre hummingbird | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Goldmania |
| Species: | G. bella |
| Binomial name | |
| Goldmania bella Nelson, 1912 | |
Found in Panama and far northwestern Colombia, its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Goethalsia bella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Proposal (#304) to South American Classification Committee Archived 2008-05-08 at the Wayback Machine, museum.lsu.edu. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
- Nelson, Edward William (1912-09-27). "Descriptions of new genera, species and subspecies of birds from Panama, Columbia and Ecuador". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 60: 1–25.
- IOC World Bird List 2.3 (Order Apodiformes), WorldBirdNames.org. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
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