GREEN-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD

The 'Green-bellied Hummingbird' ('''Amazilia viridigaster'''), sometimes placed in the genus ''Saucerottia'', is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela. The western taxa of the Andean slopes and the eastern taxa of the Tepui region are sometimes considered separate species, with the former retaining the scientific and common name, while the latter is named the 'Copper-tailed Hummingbird' (''Amazilia cupreicauda'', with races ''duidae'' and ''laireti''), also sometimes placed in the genus ''Saucerottia''. As the variation largely is clinal, most authorities, notably SACC, consider it a single species.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and heavily degraded former forest.

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★ BirdLife International 2004. Amazilia viridigaster. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.

★ South American Classification Committee: Lump Amazilia cupreicauda with A. viridigaster. Downloaded on 9 Sept. 2007.