Indigo-capped Hummingbird

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Indigo-capped Hummingbird (<em>Saucerottia cyanifrons</em>) is a species of Hummingbirds (<em>Trochilidae</em>) in the order Swifts and Hummingbirds.

Overview

Indigo-capped Hummingbird (Saucerottia cyanifrons) is a species of Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) in the order Swifts and Hummingbirds.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Saucerottia; binomial: Saucerottia cyanifrons; authority: (Bourcier, 1843).

Distribution

Breeding range: South America.

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

Treated as monotypic. Extinct alfaroana, known only from the type, and often treated as a subspecies, or a full species (Kirwan & Collar 2016) is treated as a dubious taxon by NACC (2002, 2020).

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