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Copper-tailed Hummingbird
Saucerottia cupreicauda (Salvin & Godman, 1884)
Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Copper-tailed Hummingbird, Saucerottia cupreicauda, is a hummingbird of the tepuis of southern Venezuela, western Guyana and north-central Brazil. It was described in 1884 by Salvin and Godman. Its range is tied to the highland table mountains of the Guiana Shield, with the nominate form centred on the meeting point of southeastern Venezuela, western Guyana and extreme northern Brazil. The species is also recorded from nearby tepui areas in southern Venezuela, and it has been noted as a vagrant in French Guiana. It is placed in the family Trochilidae and the order Apodiformes.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: tepuis of s Venezuela, w Guyana and nc Brazil
