Rufous-throated sapphire
| Rufous-throated sapphire | |
|---|---|
| female/immature male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Hylocharis |
| Species: | H. sapphirina |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylocharis sapphirina (Gmelin, JF, 1788) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Rufous-throated hummingbird Amazilia sapphirina | |
The rufous-throated sapphire (Hylocharis sapphirina) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, the Guianas, Peru, Venezuela and possibly Argentina and Paraguay.