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Trochilus Polytmus

Birds

The red-billed streamertail, Trochilus polytmus, also known as the doctor bird or swallow-tail hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird in the tribe Trochilini of the subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to Jamaica and is the country's national bird.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Trochilus polytmus 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Trochilidae, Taxa
Source Red-billed streamertail (Wikidata)

In Biome

Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Trochilus polytmus
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Trochilus polytmus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Habitat Regions, Trochilus polytmus
    Habitat Regions tropical tropical terrestrial terrestrial
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat Regions, biome: rainforest
    rainforest rainforest
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3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
4. Red-billed streamertail (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q952376 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q952376
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Trochilidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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