White-tufted sunbeam
White-tufted sunbeam | |
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Painting by John Gould, for A Monograph of the Trochilidae (Family of Hummingbirds) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Aglaeactis |
Species: | A. castelnaudii |
Binomial name | |
Aglaeactis castelnaudii Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848 | |
The white-tufted sunbeam (Aglaeactis castelnaudii) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found only in Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Aglaeactis castelnaudii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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