Green-fronted hummingbird

Green-fronted hummingbird
Amazilia viridifrons wagneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Amazilia
Species: A. viridifrons
Binomial name
Amazilia viridifrons
Elliot, 1871

The green-fronted hummingbird (Amazilia viridifrons) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.

Taxonomy

It includes the subspecies wagneri, which sometimes is considered a separate species, the cinnamon-sided hummingbird (Amazilia wagneri).

Distribution and habitat

Distribution

It is found in Belize and Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

References


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