Oasis hummingbird
| Oasis hummingbird | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Rhodopis L. Reichenbach, 1854 |
| Species: | R. vesper |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhodopis vesper Lesson, 1829 | |
The oasis hummingbird (Rhodopis vesper) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in coastal regions of Peru in a 100–200 km wide strip that extends the length of Peru's coastline, about 3000 km. It is also found in an adjacent population in Chile; a second disjunct population in coastal Chile exists 2000 km to the south, in a 75 by 200 km coastal strip.
The oasis hummingbird's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Rhodopis vesper". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Oasis hummingbird videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Oasis hummingbird photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
- Photo; Article focusonnature (Article-no.2)
- Photo--Very High Res; Article pbase.com—"Our favorite photos"
