Hispaniolan 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: | Riccordia |
| Species: | R. swainsonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Riccordia swainsonii Lesson, 1829
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The Hispaniolan emerald (Riccordia swainsonii) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is endemic to Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.
It is closely related to the Puerto Rican emerald (Chlorostilbon maugaeus).
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Chlorostilbon swainsonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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