The charming hummingbird (Polyerata decora) and also known as the beryl-crowned hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae, found in Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. Staying within the exterior of forests, it searches for scattered flowers and various arthropods for food.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Polyerata |
| Species: | P. decora
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| Binomial name | |
| Polyerata decora Salvin, 1891
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Due to its longer beak and wings, and slight coloring differences, it has been placed in its own species separate from the blue-chested hummingbird.[3]
Leks of up to 12 male birds will sing together in hopes of attracting a mate.[3]
This species was formerly placed in the genus Amazilia. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Amazilia was polyphyletic.[4] In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the charming hummingbird was moved to the resurrected genus Polyerata.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Amazilia decora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22687556A167097980. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22687556A167097980.en. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c "Charming Hummingbird - Introduction | Neotropical Birds Online". neotropical.birds.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ^ McGuire, J.; Witt, C.; Remsen, J.V.; Corl, A.; Rabosky, D.; Altshuler, D.; Dudley, R. (2014). "Molecular phylogenetics and the diversification of hummingbirds". Current Biology. 24 (8): 910–916. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.016. PMID 24704078.
- ^ Stiles, F.G.; Remsen, J.V. Jr.; Mcguire, J.A. (2017). "The generic classification of the Trochilini (Aves: Trochilidae): reconciling taxonomy with phylogeny". Zootaxa. 4353 (3): 401–424. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4353.3. PMID 29245495.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2023). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List. 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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