| Purple-chested hummingbird | |
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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: | Polyerata |
| Species: | P. rosenbergi
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| Binomial name | |
| Polyerata rosenbergi Boucard, 1895
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The purple-chested hummingbird (Polyerata rosenbergi) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. It is commonly hunted for the supposed medicinal properties of its beak by indigenous peoples in the area.
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Amazilia rosenbergi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.