White-throated hummingbird
| White-throated hummingbird | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Leucochloris L. Reichenbach, 1854 |
| Species: | L. albicollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucochloris albicollis (Vieillot, 1818) | |
The white-throated hummingbird (Leucochloris albicollis) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is the only member of the genus Leucochloris. It is found in north-eastern Argentina, south-eastern Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
It is found in forest, woodland, parks and gardens. It is generally common, and therefore considered to be of least concern by BirdLife International.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Leucochloris albicollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.