Violet-bellied hummingbird | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: |
Damophila L. Reichenbach, 1854 |
Species: | D. julie |
Binomial name | |
Damophila julie (Bourcier, 1843) |
The violet-bellied hummingbird (Damophila julie) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is monotypical for genus Damophila.
It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru; it can occasionally be seen in Costa Rica.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.