Violet-chested hummingbird

Violet-chested hummingbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Apodiformes
Family:Trochilidae
Genus:Sternoclyta
Gould, 1858
Species: S. cyanopectus
Binomial name
Sternoclyta cyanopectus
(Gould, 1846)

The violet-chested hummingbird (Sternoclyta cyanopectus) is a species of hummingbird. It has a large global range and is not globally threatened. It is found in Venezuela and adjacent Colombia.[1] It belongs to the monotypical genus Sternoclyta.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Sternoclyta cyanopectus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. "ITIS Report: Sternoclyta". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 August 2014.



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