Blue-vented Hummingbird
Blue-vented Hummingbird (<em>Saucerottia hoffmanni</em>) is a species of Hummingbirds (<em>Trochilidae</em>) in the order Swifts and Hummingbirds.
Overview
Blue-vented Hummingbird (Saucerottia hoffmanni) is a species of Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) in the order Swifts and Hummingbirds.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Saucerottia; binomial: Saucerottia hoffmanni; authority: (Cabanis & Heine, 1860).
Distribution
Breeding range: Middle America.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Blue-vented Hummingbird is a distinct member of the Middle American cyanura species group, not saucerottei as previously treated (Stiles & Skutch 1989; McGuire et al. 2014; Jiménez & Ornelas 2015). Species group epithet hoffmanni Cabanis & Heine replaces sophiae Bourcier & Mulsant (Hellmayr 1913; Peters 1945).
