Rufous-throated sapphire | |
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female/immature male | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Hylocharis |
Species: | H. sapphirina
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Binomial name | |
Hylocharis sapphirina (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Synonyms | |
Rufous-throated hummingbird Amazilia sapphirina[3] |
The rufous-throated sapphire (Hylocharis sapphirina) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, the Guianas, Peru, Venezuela and possibly Argentina and Paraguay.[4][3][5]