Polyerata rosenbergi Boucard, 1895 is a animal in the Trochilidae family, order Apodiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Polyerata rosenbergi Boucard, 1895
Purple-chested hummingbird (Polyerata rosenbergi) is a Trochilidae species found in Colombia and Ecuador, hunted for its beak’s supposed medicinal use.
The purple-chested hummingbird, scientifically named Polyerata rosenbergi Boucard, 1895, is a species of hummingbird that belongs to the family Trochilidae. This species is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, as well as heavily degraded former forest. Local indigenous peoples commonly hunt this hummingbird because they believe its beak has medicinal properties.
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Polytmus guainumbi (Pallas, 1764)
Oxypogon stuebelii A.B.Meyer, 1884
Lampornis sybillae (Salvin & Godman, 1892)
Riccordia ricordii (Gervais, 1835)
Doryfera johannae (Bourcier, 1847)
Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus Gould, 1860
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