Black-backed Thornbill
Ramphomicron dorsaleSalvin, O; Godman, FD, 1880
English (US) Black-backed Thornbill
The Black-backed Thornbill (Ramphomicron dorsale) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
Range: Santa Marta Mountains (northeastern Colombia)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ramphomicron dorsale
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Black-backed Thornbill
- Described by
- Salvin, O; Godman, FD, 1880
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Rhamphomicron dorsale
- Described by
- Salvin, O; Godman, FD, 1880
- Type locality
- Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, 2000 feet <?, 9200 feet 9, Colombia.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.4, vol.4, no.14 p.172 pl.5
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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