Andean emerald
| Andean emerald | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Amazilia |
| Species: | A. franciae
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| Binomial name | |
| Amazilia franciae | |
The Andean emerald (Amazilia franciae) is a species of hummingbird found at forest edge, woodland, gardens and scrub in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru. It is generally fairly common. It is green above and white below. Some subspecies have a blue crown. They are generally solitary but will be present with other hummingbirds at flowering trees (known as feeding assemblies).[2][3]
Sexual dimorphism is displayed within the species where the male dawns a blue crown and the female a green one.[2]
Subspecies[3]
- A. f. viridiceps (Gould, 1860) – Ecuadorian Emerald – SW Colombia (Nariño) and W Ecuador (S to Loja).
- A. f. franciae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) – Andean Emerald – Andes of NW & C Colombia.
- A. f. cyanocollis (Gould, 1853) – Andes of SE Ecuador (Zamora-Chinchipe) and N Peru (Marañón Valley S to E La Libertad).
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Amazilia franciae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ a b "Andean Emerald - Introduction | Neotropical Birds Online". neotropical.birds.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ a b "Andean Emerald (Amazilia franciae)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
External links
- Andean Emerald videos(Agyrtria franciae) on the Internet Bird Collection
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