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Sombre hummingbird

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Sombre Hummingbird
Aphantochroa cirrochloris
Scientific classification
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Aphantochroa

Gould, 1853
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A. cirrochloris
Binomial name
Aphantochroa cirrochloris
Vieillot, 1818
Synonyms

Campylopterus cirrochloris

The Sombre Hummingbird (Aphantochroa cirrochloris, syn. Campylopterus cirrochloris) is the only species in the genus Aphantochroa. It is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

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