Hispaniolan emerald | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Riccordia |
Species: | R. swainsonii
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Binomial name | |
Riccordia swainsonii (Lesson, 1829)
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Synonyms | |
Chlorostilbon swainsonii[3] |
The Hispaniolan emerald (Riccordia swainsonii) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola, which is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[4][3]