Chestnut-breasted coronet

The chestnut-breasted coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in humid Andean montane forest in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is generally easily recognized by its contrasting rufous underparts.

Chestnut-breasted coronet in NE Ecuador

Chestnut-breasted coronet
in Machu Picchu, Peru
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Boissonneaua
Species:
B. matthewsii
Binomial name
Boissonneaua matthewsii
(Bourcier, 1847)

References

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

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