Violet-bellied hummingbird
| Violet-bellied hummingbird | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Juliamyia C. L. Bonaparte, 1854 |
| Species: | J. julie |
| Binomial name | |
| Juliamyia julie (Bourcier, 1843) | |
The violet-bellied hummingbird (Juliamyia julie) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is monotypical for genus Juliamyia. Juliamyia is a replacement name for Damophila which is preoccupied by a Lepidopteran.[2] It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru; it can occasionally be seen in Costa Rica.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Juliamyia julie". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ HBW and Birdlife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World ISBN 978-84-96553-94-1
External links
- Violet-bellied Hummingbird photo avesphoto
- Violet-bellied Hummingbird photo; Article
- Violet-bellied Hummingbird photo (?); Article page; Article Colombia Curiosa
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