Humboldt's sapphire

Humboldt's sapphire
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Hylocharis
Species: H. humboldtii
Binomial name
Hylocharis humboldtii
Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852

The Humboldt's sapphire (Hylocharis humboldtii) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the blue-headed sapphire. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

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