Loja hummingbird
| Loja hummingbird | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Trochiliformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Amazilia |
| Species: | A. alticola |
| Trinomial name | |
| Amazilia amazilia alticola Gould, 1860 | |
The Loja hummingbird (Amazilia amazilia alticola) is a hummingbird found in western Ecuador on the edge of cloud forest and open scrub between 1000 and 2200 m altitude. It is usually considered a subspecies of the amazilia hummingbird (A. amazilia).
References
- Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 5, J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott & J. Sargatal (eds.), Barcelona, 1999
- Hummingbird splits
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