Blue-headed sapphire
| Blue-headed sapphire | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Colombia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Hylocharis |
| Species: | H. grayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylocharis grayi | |
The blue-headed sapphire (Hylocharis grayi) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. It formerly included the Humboldt's sapphire as a subspecies. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Hylocharis grayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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