Mountain velvetbreast
| Mountain velvetbreast | |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Female both L. l. longirostris in Colombia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheini |
| Genus: | Lafresnaya Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Species: | L. lafresnayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lafresnaya lafresnayi (Boissonneau, 1840) | |
The mountain velvetbreast (Lafresnaya lafresnayi) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.