Glow-throated hummingbird

Glow-throated hummingbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Apodiformes
Family:Trochilidae
Genus:Selasphorus
Species: S. ardens
Binomial name
Selasphorus ardens
Salvin, 1870

The glow-throated hummingbird, colibri ardent, or colibrÍ ardiente (Selasphorus ardens) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is one of seven species in the genus Selasphorus.

It is endemic to Panama.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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


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