Purple-collared woodstar
Purple-collared woodstar | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Tribe: | Mellisugini |
Genus: | Myrtis Reichenbach, 1854 |
Species: | M. fanny
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Binomial name | |
Myrtis fanny Lesson, 1838
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Distribution of Myrtis fanny |
The purple-collared woodstar (Myrtis fanny) is a species of hummingbird found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. It is the only species of the genus Myrtis.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Myrtis fanny". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688241A93188712. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688241A93188712.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Trochilinae
- Birds described in 1838
- Hummingbird stubs