Violet-throated starfrontlet
Violet-throated starfrontlet | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Coeligena |
Species: | C. violifer
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Binomial name | |
Coeligena violifer Gould, 1846
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The violet-throated starfrontlet (Coeligena violifer) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It was first described by English ornithologist John Gould in 1846. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Coeligena violifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22726750A94931095. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22726750A94931095.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Coeligena violifer (Gould, 1846)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Coeligena
- Birds of the Bolivian Andes
- Birds described in 1846
- Hummingbird stubs