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Peruvian Piedtail
Phlogophilus harterti Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1901
Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Peruvian Piedtail, Phlogophilus harterti, is a hummingbird found in central and south-eastern Peru. It was described by Berlepsch & Stolzmann in 1901 and belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes. It lives in the eastern Andean foothills of Huánuco, Pasco, Cuzco and Puno, where it uses primary and secondary forest. The species is the only member of its genus. Its range is broken up rather than continuous, and it is most often recorded around 1,000 m, with a span from 750 to 1,500 m.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: c, se Peru
