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Green-fronted hummingbird

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Green-fronted hummingbird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Leucolia
Species:
L. viridifrons
Binomial name
Leucolia viridifrons
Elliot, 1871

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

Distribution

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

  1. ^ 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.