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Lepidopyga lilliae

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Trochiliformes
Familia: Trochilidae
Subfamilia: Trochilinae
Genus: Lepidopyga
Species: Lepidopyga lilliae

Name

Lepidopyga lilliae (Stone, 1918)

References

* IUCN link: Lepidopyga lilliae Stone, 1917 (Critically Endangered)
* Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 69"[1917]" p.204


Vernacular names
English: Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird

The Sapphire-Bellied Hummingbird (Lepidopyga lilliae) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It has bright plumage, with blue undersides and green uppersides and black wings. The forked tail is blue-black. It is found only in Colombia. The species is endemic to the Atlantic coasts. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mangrove forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* BirdLife International 2004. Lepidopyga lilliae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.

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