Ecuadorian piedtail
Ecuadorian piedtail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Phlogophilus |
Species: | P. hemileucurus
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Binomial name | |
Phlogophilus hemileucurus Gould, 1860
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The Ecuadorian piedtail (Phlogophilus hemileucurus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Phlogophilus hemileucurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22687703A93164848. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22687703A93164848.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Phlogophilus
- Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes
- Birds described in 1860
- Hummingbird stubs