Fiery topaz

Fiery topaz
Male in Acre, Brazil
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Topaza
Species:
T. pyra
Binomial name
Topaza pyra
(Gould, 1846)

The fiery topaz (Topaza pyra) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It has brilliant iridescent plumage and resides in northern South America, where it consumes nectar and insects.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Fiery Topaz Topaza pyra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.