Scaly-breasted hummingbird

Phaeochroa cuvierii

The scaly-breasted hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is monotypic for its genus.
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Naming

The following subspecies are recognized:
⤷  ''Phaeochroa cuvierii berlepschi''
⤷  ''Phaeochroa cuvierii cuvierii''
⤷  ''Phaeochroa cuvierii furvescens''
⤷  ''Phaeochroa cuvierii maculicauda''
⤷  ''Phaeochroa cuvierii roberti''
⤷  ''Phaeochroa cuvierii saturatior''

Distribution

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.

Habitat

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.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyTrochilidae
GenusPhaeochroa
SpeciesP. cuvierii
Photographed in
Costa Rica