Purple-chested hummingbird
| Purple-chested hummingbird | |
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| File:Bonner zoologische Monographien - Amazilia rosenbergi.jpg | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Amazilia |
| Species: | A. rosenbergi
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| Binomial name | |
| Amazilia rosenbergi Boucard, 1895
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The purple-chested hummingbird (Amazilia rosenbergi) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. It is commonly hunted for the supposed medicinal properties of its beak by indigenous peoples in the area.
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