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Lucifer sheartail
Species of hummingbird in desert habitats of Mexico and the southwestern United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The lucifer sheartail or lucifer hummingbird (Calothorax lucifer) is a medium-sized, 10 cm long, green hummingbird with a slightly curved bill and distinctive outward flare of its gorget feathers. Its habitat is in high-altitude areas of northern Mexico and southwestern United States. It winters in central Mexico.
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Lucifer sheartail | |
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Male lucifer sheartail | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Calothorax |
Species: | C. lucifer |
Binomial name | |
Calothorax lucifer (Swainson, 1827) | |
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breeding range Non-breeding range |
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