Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hummingbirds :: Scaly-breasted Hummingbird

Scaly-breasted Hummingbird Phaeochroa cuvierii

Described by: DeLattre; Bourcier (1846)
Alternate common name(s): Cuvier's Hummingbird, Robert's Hummingbird, Couvier's Sabrewing
Old scientific name(s): Campylopterus cuvierii

Photographs

Las Cruces, Costa Rica - Nov 18, 2004 © Lou Hegedus  Carara, Costa Rica - Nov, 2006 © Lou Hegedus 
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Range

C. to s. Central America and n. South America;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) Ex. se. Mexico (n. Chiapas), Belize, e. Guatemala and s. along the Caribbean slope to e. Nicaragua and ne. Costa Rica.
(2) Pacific slope of Costa Rica.
(3) Pacific slope of w. Panama.
(4) Coiba Is. (Panama).
(5) C. and e. Panama.
(6) Coastal n. Colombia.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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