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Fiery topaz

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Fiery topaz
Illustration by John Gould
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Topaza
Species:
T. pyra
Binomial name
Topaza pyra
Gould, 1846

The fiery topaz (Topaza pyra) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Topaza pyra. Mounted specimen

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