Cozumel Emerald
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| Cozumel Emerald | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Chlorostilbon |
| Species: | C. forficatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlorostilbon forficatus Ridgway, 1885 |
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| Cozumel Emerald range | |
The Cozumel Emerald (Chlorostilbon forficatus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is endemic to the Mexican island of Cozumel off the Yucatán Peninsula. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- ^ BirdLife International (2009). "Chlorostilbon forficatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/150450. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
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