White-tufted sunbeam
| White-tufted sunbeam | |
|---|---|
| Painting by John Gould, for A Monograph of the Trochilidae (Family of Hummingbirds) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Aglaeactis |
| Species: | A. castelnaudii |
| Binomial name | |
| Aglaeactis castelnaudii | |
The white-tufted sunbeam (Aglaeactis castelnaudii) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found only in Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.