Indigo-capped Hummingbird

Saucerottia cyanifrons (Bourcier, 1843)

Trochilidae — Hummingbirds

Indigo-capped Hummingbird, Saucerottia cyanifrons, is a hummingbird of Colombia in South America, where it breeds in the north and centre of the country. It was described by Bourcier in 1843 and belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes. It is a Colombian endemic. The species was once included in Amazilia, but is now placed in Saucerottia. It is the only member of its kind.

Order
Apodiformes
Family
Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Breeding range
South America: Colombia
Indigo-capped Hummingbird
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