Black-billed Streamertail

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Black-billed Streamertail (<em>Trochilus scitulus</em>) is a species of Hummingbirds (<em>Trochilidae</em>) in the order Swifts and Hummingbirds.

Overview

Black-billed Streamertail (Trochilus scitulus) is a species of Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) in the order Swifts and Hummingbirds.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Trochilus; binomial: Trochilus scitulus; authority: (Brewster & Bangs, 1901).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Nearctic.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Trochilus scitulus is split from T. polytmus (Schuchmann 1999) by H&M and BLI, but not by AOU. See also Gill et al. (1973); Graves (2015).

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