Black-backed thornbill

Black-backed thornbill
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Apodiformes
Family:Trochilidae
Genus:Ramphomicron
Species: R. dorsale
Binomial name
Ramphomicron dorsale
Salvin & Godman, 1880

The black-backed thornbill (Ramphomicron dorsale) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

References

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


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