Velvet-purple coronet
| Velvet-purple coronet | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Boissonneaua |
| Species: | B. jardini |
| Binomial name | |
| Boissonneaua jardini Bourcier, 1851 | |
Velvet-purple coronet in NW Ecuador
The velvet-purple coronet (Boissonneaua jardini) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in humid foothill forest on the West Andean slope in western Colombia and north-western Ecuador.
Description
Its highly iridescent plumage is striking, being largely bluish-purple below and on the crown, greenish-blue on the back, green on the upperwing coverts, and rufous on the underwing coverts. In poor light it may appear all black, except for the strongly contrasting white outer rectrices.
Gallery
Two velvet-purple coronets in the Ecuadorian Chocó cloud forest.
Two velvet-purple coronets in the Ecuadorian Chocó cloud forest.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Boissonneaua jardini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Velvet-purple Coronet videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Velvet-purple Coronet photo gallery VIREO
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