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Violet-throated starfrontlet

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Violet-throated starfrontlet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Coeligena
Species:
C. violifer
Binomial name
Coeligena violifer
Gould, 1846
Synonyms
  • Helianthea violifera
  • Helianthea dichroura
    (Coeligena violifer dichroura)
  • Helianthea osculans
    (Coeligena violifer osculans)

The violet-throated starfrontlet (Coeligena violifer) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It was first described by English ornithologist John Gould in 1846. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Coeligena violifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  2. ^ "Coeligena violifer (Gould, 1846)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-12-05.


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