Chestnut-breasted coronet
| Chestnut-breasted coronet | |
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| in Machu Picchu, Peru | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Boissonneaua |
| Species: | B. matthewsii
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| Binomial name | |
| Boissonneaua matthewsii (Bourcier, 1847)
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The chestnut-breasted coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in humid Andean montane forest in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is generally easily recognized by its contrasting rufous underparts.
Chestnut-breasted coronet in NE Ecuador
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Boissonneaua matthewsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22687871A93172980. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22687871A93172980.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Chestnut-breasted Coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii) at Wikimedia Commons
- Chestnut-breasted Coronet videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Photo-Medium Res; Article chandra.as.utexas.edu
- Chestnut-breasted Coronet photo gallery VIREO
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Boissonneaua
- Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes
- Birds of the Peruvian Andes
- Birds described in 1847
- Taxa named by Jules Bourcier
- Hummingbird stubs