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Chestnut-breasted coronet

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Chestnut-breasted coronet
in Machu Picchu, Peru
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B. matthewsii
Binomial name
Boissonneaua matthewsii
(Bourcier, 1847)

The chestnut-breasted coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in humid montane Andean forests in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is generally easily recognized by its contrasting rufous underparts.

Chestnut-breasted coronet in NE Ecuador

References

Media related to Chestnut-breasted Coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii) at Wikimedia Commons