Wine-throated hummingbird

The wine-throated hummingbird (Selasphorus ellioti) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.[1] With a length of 7 cm, it is one of the smallest birds within its range.

Wine-throated hummingbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Selasphorus
Species:
S. ellioti
Binomial name
Selasphorus ellioti
Ridgway, 1878

Subspecies

There are two recognized subspecies:[2]

  • Selasphorus ellioti ellioti Ridgway, 1878
  • Selasphorus ellioti selasphoroides Griscom, 1932

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Atthis ellioti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Atthis ellioti". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 November 2011.


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