Mexican hermit
Appearance
Mexican hermit | |
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Mexican hermit in Oaxaca | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Phaethornis |
Species: | P. mexicanus
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Binomial name | |
Phaethornis mexicanus (Hartert, 1897)
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The Mexican hermit (Phaethornis mexicanus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae
Taxonomy
Previously considered a subspecies of the long-billed hermit (Phaethornis longirostris) was split in 2013.
Geographical Range
The Mexican hermit is endemic to Mexico and is found on the Pacific coast in the west and south-west of the country.[2]
References
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ "Phaethornis mexicanus range map". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2015-01-01.