| Black-eared fairy | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Heliothryx |
| Species: | H. auritus
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliothryx auritus (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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The black-eared fairy (Heliothryx auritus) is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae, the mangoes. It is found in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Black-eared Fairy Heliothryx auritus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688111A93182732. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688111A93182732.en. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.