Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Trochilidae Scientific name Hylocharis pyropygia | Phylum Chordata Order Apodiformes Genus Hylocharis Rank Species | |
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Similar Blue‑headed sapphire, Rufous‑throated sapphire, White‑chinned sapphire, Green‑tailed emerald, Cinnamon‑throated hermit | ||
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 lucidus and Hylocharis cyanus.
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