| Shining Sunbeam | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Aglaeactis |
| Species: | A. cupripennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aglaeactis cupripennis Bourcier, 1843 |
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The Shining Sunbeam (Aglaeactis cupripennis) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.