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Scaly breasted hummingbird

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Apodiformes

Genus
  
Phaeochroa Gould, 1861

Higher classification
  
Phaeochroa

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Trochilidae

Scientific name
  
Phaeochroa cuvierii

Rank
  
Species

Scaly-breasted hummingbird SCALYBREASTED HUMMINGBIRD

Similar
  
Blue‑throated sapphire, Stripe‑throated hermit, Stripe‑tailed hummingbird, Long‑billed hermit, Band‑tailed barbthroat

Scaly breasted hummingbird phaeochroa cuvierii


The scaly-breasted hummingbird (Phaeochroa cuvierii) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is monotypic for its genus.

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Distribution and habitat

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It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

Subespecies

The following subspecies are recognized:

Scaly-breasted hummingbird Scalybreasted Hummingbird 2013 photo Alex Vargas photos at

  • Phaeochroa cuvierii berlepschi (Hellmayr, 1915)
  • Phaeochroa cuvierii cuvierii (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
  • Phaeochroa cuvierii furvescens (Wetmore, 1967)
  • Phaeochroa cuvierii maculicauda (Griscom, 1932)
  • Phaeochroa cuvierii roberti (Salvin, 1861)
  • Phaeochroa cuvierii saturatior (Hartert, 1901)


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    References

    Scaly-breasted hummingbird Wikipedia
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