Chestnut-breasted coronet
| Chestnut-breasted coronet | |
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| in Machu Picchu, Peru | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Boissonneaua |
| Species: | B. matthewsii
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| Binomial name | |
| Boissonneaua matthewsii (Bourcier, 1847)
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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.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Boissonneaua matthewsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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External links
Media related to Chestnut-breasted Coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii) at Wikimedia Commons
- Chestnut-breasted Coronet videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Photo-Medium Res; Article chandra.as.utexas.edu
- Chestnut-breasted Coronet photo gallery VIREO
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