Glow-throated hummingbird

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Glow-throated hummingbird
Selasphorus ardens 1902.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Selasphorus
Species:
S. ardens
Binomial name
Selasphorus ardens
Salvin, 1870

The glow-throated hummingbird (Selasphorus ardens) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is native to the Talamancan montane forests of western Panama and generally is found along edge habitats.[2]

It is threatened by habitat loss. The population is currently decreasing, with an estimation of less than one thousand left forming a single subspecies.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Selasphorus ardens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22688308A180785009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22688308A180785009.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Glow-throated Hummingbird (Selasphorus ardens)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  3. ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-07-04.


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