Violet-chested hummingbird

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Violet-chested hummingbird
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Sternoclyta
Gould, 1858
Species:
S. cyanopectus
Binomial name
Sternoclyta cyanopectus
(Gould, 1846)

The violet-chested hummingbird (Sternoclyta cyanopectus) is a species of hummingbird. It has a large global range and is not globally threatened. It is found in Venezuela and adjacent Colombia.[1] It belongs to the monotypical genus Sternoclyta.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2012). "Sternoclyta cyanopectus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ^ "ITIS Report: Sternoclyta". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 August 2014.