Ruby-topaz hummingbird
The ruby-topaz hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus), commonly referred to simply as the ruby topaz, is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae, the mangoes. It is found in Aruba, Bolivia, Bonaire, Brazil, Colombia, Curaçao, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
| Ruby-topaz hummingbird | |
|---|---|
| In Bonaire | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Polytminae |
| Genus: | Chrysolampis Boie, F, 1831 |
| Species: | C. mosquitus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysolampis mosquitus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Trochilus mosquitus (protonym) | |
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