Flame-rumped sapphire
| Flame-rumped sapphire | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
| Not recognized (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification (disputed) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Hylocharis |
| Species: | H. pyropygia |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylocharis pyropygia Salvin & Godman, 1881 | |
The flame-rumped sapphire (Hylocharis pyropygia) is a doubtfully valid species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family known only from Brazil. Today few authorities accept it as valid, instead believing it represents a hybrid between Chlorostilbon aureoventris and Hylocharis cyanus.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.