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Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Saucerottia cyanocephala

Classification

Class
Aves

The azure-crowned hummingbird (Saucerottia cyanocephala) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Taxonomy and systematics The azure-crowned hummingbird was originally described as Ornismya cyanocephalus and later moved into genus Amazilia.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Mexico · 8,077