Purple-collared woodstar
The purple-collared woodstar (Myrtis fanny) is a species of hummingbird found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. It is the only species of the genus Myrtis.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Mellisugini |
| Genus: | Myrtis Reichenbach, 1854 |
| Species: | M. fanny |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrtis fanny Lesson, 1838 | |
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| Distribution of Myrtis fanny | |
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Myrtis fanny". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688241A93188712. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688241A93188712.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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