Golden-tailed sapphire
The golden-tailed sapphire (Chrysuronia oenone) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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Wildsumaco Lodge - Ecuador
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Wildsumaco Lodge - Ecuador
Golden-tailed sapphire | |
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male in eastern Ecuador | |
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female C. o. oenone | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Chrysuronia |
Species: | C. oenone |
Binomial name | |
Chrysuronia oenone (Lesson, R, 1832) | |
Description
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
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- BirdLife International (2012). "Chrysuronia oenone". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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