Purple-chested Hummingbird
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| Purple-Chested Hummingbird | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Amazilia |
| Species: | A. rosenbergi |
| Binomial name | |
| Amazilia rosenbergi Boucard, 1895 |
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The Purple-Chested Hummingbird (Amazilia rosenbergi) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. It is commonly hunted for the supposed medicinal properties of its beak by indigenous peoples in the area.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Amazilia rosenbergi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
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