Flame-rumped sapphire
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Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
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| Species: | H. pyropygia
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| Hylocharis pyropygia | |
The flame-rumped sapphire (Hylocharis pyropygia) is a doubtfully valid species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family known only from Brazil. Today few authorities accept it as valid, instead believing it represents a hybrid between Chlorostilbon aureoventris and Hylocharis cyanus.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
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