Shining sunbeam
| Shining sunbeam | |
|---|---|
| A. c. cupripennis in Colombia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Aglaeactis |
| Species: | A. cupripennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aglaeactis cupripennis (Bourcier, 1843) | |
| Geographical range of A. cupripennis | |
The shining sunbeam (Aglaeactis cupripennis) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.