Scaly-breasted hummingbird
The scaly-breasted hummingbird (Phaeochroa cuvierii) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is monotypic for its genus.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Phaeochroa Gould, 1861 |
| Species: | P. cuvierii |
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| Phaeochroa cuvierii | |
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Distribution and habitat
It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognized:[2]
- Phaeochroa cuvierii berlepschi (Hellmayr, 1915)
- Phaeochroa cuvierii cuvierii (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
- Phaeochroa cuvierii furvescens (Wetmore, 1967)
- Phaeochroa cuvierii maculicauda (Griscom, 1932)
- Phaeochroa cuvierii roberti (Salvin, 1861)
- Phaeochroa cuvierii saturatior (Hartert, 1901)
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Phaeochroa cuvierii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Phaeochroa cuvierii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
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