Snowcap

This article is about the hummingbird. For other uses, see Snow cap.

Snowcap
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: Microchera
Species:
M. albocoronata
Binomial name
Microchera albocoronata
(Lawrence, 1855)
Subspecies
  • M. a. albocoronata (Lawrence, 1855)
  • M. a. parvirostris (Lawrence, 1865)[3]

The snowcap (Microchera albocoronata) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.[3][4]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Snowcap Microchera albocoronata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22687649A93162554. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22687649A93162554.en. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ a b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (August 2022). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List. v 12.2. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  4. ^ HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 6. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v6_Dec21.zip retrieved August 7, 2022