Wine-throated hummingbird

Wine-throated hummingbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Apodiformes
Family:Trochilidae
Genus:Atthis
Species: A. ellioti
Binomial name
Atthis ellioti
Ridgway, 1878

The wine-throated hummingbird (Atthis ellioti) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.[1] With a length of 7 cm, it is one of the smallest birds within its range.

Subspecies

There are two recognized subspecies:[2]

  • Atthis ellioti ellioti Ridgway, 1878
  • Atthis ellioti selasphoroides Griscom, 1932

References

  1. 1 2 3 BirdLife International (2012). "Atthis ellioti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. "Atthis ellioti". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 November 2011.


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