Purple-collared woodstar
The purple-collared woodstar (Myrtis fanny) is a species of hummingbird found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. It is the only species of the genus Myrtis.
Purple-collared woodstar | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Tribe: | Mellisugini |
Genus: | Myrtis Reichenbach, 1854 |
Species: | M. fanny |
Binomial name | |
Myrtis fanny Lesson, 1838 | |
Distribution of Myrtis fanny |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Myrtis fanny". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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