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Scaly-breasted Hummingbird

Phaeochroa cuvierii

The scaly-breasted hummingbird or scaly-breasted sabrewing (Phaeochroa cuvierii) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
Photo: John Gould · Public domain

Overview

The scaly-breasted hummingbird or scaly-breasted sabrewing (Phaeochroa cuvierii) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Video

Normally hummingbirds are very difficult to film, but here at the bird feeder in Costa Rica there is a green hummingbird [scaly-breasted hummingbird (Phaeochroa cuvierii)?] and a violet sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus).Credit: Anni Roskilde · CC BY 3.0Source ↗

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References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. Wikipedia — Scaly-breasted hummingbird Wikipedia

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