Koepcke's hermit

Koepcke's hermit (Phaethornis koepckeae) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found only in Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Koepcke's hermit

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Phaethornis
Species:
P. koepckeae
Binomial name
Phaethornis koepckeae
Weske & Terborgh, 1977

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Phaethornis koepckeae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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