Violet-bellied hummingbird

Violet-bellied hummingbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Juliamyia
C. L. Bonaparte, 1854
Species: J. julie
Binomial name
Juliamyia julie
(Bourcier, 1843)

The violet-bellied hummingbird (Juliamyia julie) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is monotypical for genus Juliamyia. Juliamyia is a replacement name for Damophila which is preoccupied by a Lepidopteran.[2] It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru; it can occasionally be seen in Costa Rica.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Juliamyia julie". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. HBW and Birdlife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World ISBN 978-84-96553-94-1

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