Purple-backed thornbill

Purple-backed thornbill
Female in Puracé National Natural Park, Cauca, Colombia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Apodiformes
Family:Trochilidae
Genus:Ramphomicron
Species: R. microrhynchum
Binomial name
Ramphomicron microrhynchum
Distribution of Purple-backed thornbill

The purple-backed thornbill (Ramphomicron microrhynchum) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

References

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


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