Black-hooded sunbeam

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Black-hooded sunbeam
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Aglaeactis
Species:
A. pamela
Binomial name
Aglaeactis pamela
D'Orbigny, 1838
Aglaeactis pamela map.svg

The black-hooded sunbeam (Aglaeactis pamela) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

Distribution[]

The Black-hooded sunbeam is endemic to the Americas,[2] specifically common around the Bolivian territory of the Andes mountain range. It occupies high-altitude humid montane forests and humid to semihumid montane scrublands, at altitudes of 2,500–4,200 m (8,200–13,800 ft) above sea level.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Aglaeactis pamela". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22687798A93169808. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22687798A93169808.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Black-hooded Sunbeam - Distribution". Neotropical Birds Online. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 21 April 2019.


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