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Fiery Topaz
Topaza pyra (Gould, 1846)
Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Fiery Topaz, Topaza pyra, is a hummingbird of the western Amazon in South America, where it breeds in moist lowland forest. It belongs to the Trochilidae family and is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. This bird is noted for its brilliant iridescent plumage. It lives in forest edges and clearings near water, and is often seen close to river banks. It can be separated from the closely related crimson topaz by its shorter bill, longer wings, longer tail and thinner tail feathers.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: w Amazonia
