Chestnut-breasted coronet
Chestnut-breasted coronet | |
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in Machu Picchu, Peru | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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.
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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
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