Scaly-breasted hummingbird
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Trochilini |
| Genus: | Phaeochroa Gould, 1861 |
| Species: | P. cuvierii
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| Phaeochroa cuvierii | |
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| Range of P. cuvierii | |
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The scaly-breasted hummingbird (Phaeochroa cuvierii) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Phaeochroa.
Distribution and habitat[]
It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest.
Subspecies[]
Six subspecies are recognized:[2]
- P. c. roberti (Salvin, 1861) – southeast Mexico to northeast Costa Rica
- P. c. maculicauda Griscom, 1932 – Pacific slope of Costa Rica
- P. c. furvescens Wetmore, 1967 – Pacific slope of west Panama
- P. c. saturatior (Hartert, 1901) – Coiba Island (Panama)
- P. c. cuvierii (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) – east, central Panama
- P. c. berlepschi Hellmayr, 1915 – north Colombia
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Phaeochroa cuvierii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Trochilinae
- Hummingbird species of Central America
- Birds of Colombia
- Birds described in 1846
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