Scaly-breasted hummingbird

Scaly-breasted hummingbird
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Phaeochroa
Gould, 1861
Species: P. cuvierii
Binomial name
Phaeochroa cuvierii
(Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
Range of P. cuvierii
Synonyms
  • Campylopterus cuvierii

The scaly-breasted hummingbird (Phaeochroa cuvierii) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is monotypic for its genus.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

Subespecies

The following subspecies are recognized:[2]

References