Wedge-billed hummingbird
| Wedge-billed hummingbird | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Schistes Gould, 1851 |
| Species: | S. geoffroyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Schistes geoffroyi Bourcier, 1843 | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Augastes geoffroyi (Bourcier, 1843) | |
The wedge-billed hummingbird (Schistes geoffroyi) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is placed in the monotypic genus Schistes, but sometimes merged with the visorbearers in Augastes. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Schistes geoffroyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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