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Glow-throated hummingbird

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Glow-throated hummingbird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Selasphorus
Species:
S. ardens
Binomial name
Selasphorus ardens
Salvin, 1870

The glow-throated hummingbird (Selasphorus ardens) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is native to the Talamancan montane forests of western Panama and generally is found along edge habitats.[2]

It is threatened by habitat loss. The population is currently decreasing, with an estimation of less than one thousand left forming a single subspecies.[3]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2013). "Selasphorus ardens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  2. ^ "Glow-throated Hummingbird (Selasphorus ardens)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  3. ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-07-04.