Mexican hermit
| Mexican hermit | |
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| Mexican hermit in Oaxaca | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Phaethornis |
| Species: | P. mexicanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phaethornis mexicanus (Hartert, 1897)
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The Mexican hermit (Phaethornis mexicanus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae
Taxonomy
Previously considered a subspecies of the long-billed hermit (Phaethornis longirostris) was split in 2013.
Geographical Range
The Mexican hermit is endemic to Mexico and is found on the Pacific coast in the west and south-west of the country.[2]
References
- ^ Birdlife International (2014). "Phaethornis mexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ "Phaethornis mexicanus range map". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
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