Green-fronted hummingbird
Appearance
Green-fronted hummingbird | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Leucolia |
Species: | L. viridifrons
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Binomial name | |
Leucolia viridifrons Elliot, 1871
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The green-fronted hummingbird (Leucolia viridifrons) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.
Taxonomy
Some taxonomic authorities (including the American Ornithological Society) consider the cinnamon-sided hummingbird (Leucolia wagneri) conspecific.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Mexico and western Guatemala. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Amazilia viridifrons". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T61200240A95166130. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61200240A95166130.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.