Spot-throated hummingbird

The spot-throated hummingbird (Thaumasius taczanowskii) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in northern Peru, with uncorroborated sightings from extreme south Ecuador.

Spot-throated hummingbird

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Thaumasius
Species:
T. taczanowskii
Binomial name
Thaumasius taczanowskii
(Sclater, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Agyrtria taczanowskii

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Leucippus taczanowskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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