- Scissor-tailed Hummingbird
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Scissor-tailed Hummingbird Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae Genus: Hylonympha
Gould, 1873Species: H. macrocerca Binomial name Hylonympha macrocerca
Gould, 1873The Scissor-tailed Hummingbird (Hylonympha macrocerca) is a bird species in the family Trochilidae, the only member of the genus Hylonympha. It is found only in Venezuela.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
It was formerly classified as a Vulnerable species by the IUCN[1]. But new research has shown it to be rarer than it was believed. Consequently, it is uplisted to Endangered status in 2008[2].
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References
- "Hylonympha macrocerca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/143008. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008): [2008 IUCN Redlist status changes]. Retrieved 2008-MAY-23.
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