Golden-crowned emerald

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Golden-crowned emerald
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Cynanthus
Species:
C. auriceps
Binomial name
Cynanthus auriceps
(Gould, 1852)

The golden-crowned emerald (Cynanthus auriceps) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is endemic to mountainous areas of western Mexico.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Chlorostilbon auriceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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