Scintillant hummingbird

Scintillant hummingbird
Male
Female
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: Selasphorus
Species:
S. scintilla
Binomial name
Selasphorus scintilla
(Gould, 1851)
Distribution (green)
Synonyms
  • Trochilus (Selasphorus) scintilla
  • Selasphorus underwoodi Salvin, 1897

The scintillant hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) is a hummingbird endemic to Costa Rica and Panama. This species is replaced at higher elevations by its relative, the volcano hummingbird, S. flammula.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Selasphorus scintilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688305A93191576. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688305A93191576.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.