Blue-headed hummingbird

The blue-headed hummingbird (Riccordia bicolor) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

Blue-headed hummingbird
Blue-headed hummingbird in Morne Diablotins National Park, Dominica

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Riccordia
Species:
R. bicolor
Binomial name
Riccordia bicolor
(Gmelin, 1788)

It is found only in Dominica and Martinique.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest.

References

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


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