| Chestnut-breasted Coronet | |
|---|---|
| in Machu Picchu, Peru | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Boissonneaua |
| Species: | B. matthewsii |
| Binomial name | |
| Boissonneaua matthewsii (Bourcier, 1847) |
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The Chestnut-breasted Coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in humid montane Andean forests in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is generally easily recognized by its contrasting rufous underparts.
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