Blue-tufted starthroat

The blue-tufted starthroat (Heliomaster furcifer) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and possibly Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and dry savanna.

Blue-tufted starthroat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Heliomaster
Species:
H. furcifer
Binomial name
Heliomaster furcifer
(Shaw, 1812)

References

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


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