Azure-crowned hummingbird

Azure-crowned hummingbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Apodiformes
Family:Trochilidae
Genus:Amazilia
Species: A. cyanocephala
Binomial name
Amazilia cyanocephala
Lesson, 1829

The azure-crowned hummingbird (Amazilia cyanocephala) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Amazilia cyanocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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