Wine-throated hummingbird | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Atthis |
Species: | A. ellioti |
Binomial name | |
Atthis ellioti Ridgway, 1878 |
The wine-throated hummingbird (Atthis ellioti) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. With a length of 7 cm, it is one of the smallest birds within its range.
There are two recognized subspecies: