Sapphire-throated hummingbird
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Lepidopyga |
| Species: | L. coeruleogularis |
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| Lepidopyga coeruleogularis Gould, 1851 | |
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| Range of L. coeruleogularis | |
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The sapphire-throated hummingbird (Lepidopyga coeruleogularis) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.
Measuring 9 cm (3.5 in), this hummingbird sports a distinctively forked tail, which helps to distinguish it from other similarly sized and coloured hummingbirds. The male is metallic green overall, with a violet-blue throat and dark tail. The female has entirely white underparts from throat to vent and distinctive green spots along the sides of the breast.[2]
It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Lepidopyga coeruleogularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Angehr, George R.; Dean, Robert (2010). The Birds of Panama. Ithaca: Zona Tropical/Comstock/Cornell University Press. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-8014-7674-7.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lepidopyga coeruleogularis. |
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Wikispecies has information related to: Lepidopyga coeruleogularis |
- BirdLife species factsheet for Lepidopyga coeruleogularis
- Lepidopyga coeruleogularis on Avibase
- Sapphire-throated hummingbird videos, photos, and sounds at the Internet Bird Collection
- Sapphire-throated hummingbird species account at NeotropicalBirds (Cornell University)