Cozumel emerald
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Cynanthus |
| Species: | C. forficatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cynanthus forficatus Ridgway, 1885
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| Cozumel emerald range | |
The Cozumel emerald (Cynanthus forficatus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is endemic to the Mexican island of Cozumel off the Yucatán Peninsula. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Chlorostilbon forficatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Cynanthus
- Birds of the Yucatán Peninsula
- Endemic fauna of Cozumel
- Endemic birds of Southern Mexico
- Birds described in 1885
- Taxa named by Robert Ridgway
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