Golden-tailed sapphire

The golden-tailed sapphire (Chrysuronia oenone) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.

Wildsumaco Lodge - Ecuador
Wildsumaco Lodge - Ecuador

Golden-tailed sapphire
male in eastern Ecuador
female C. o. oenone
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Chrysuronia
Species:
C. oenone
Binomial name
Chrysuronia oenone
(Lesson, R, 1832)

Description

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

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


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