Bronze-tailed Thornbill (Chalcostigma heteropogon)
About the Bronze-tailed Thornbill
The bronze-tailed thornbill (Chalcostigma heteropogon) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. The taxonomy of genus Chalcostigma is unsettled. The South American Classification Committee (SACC) of the American Ornithological Society is considering a proposal to merge the genus into Oxypogon. The bronze-tailed thornbill is monotypic.
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Listed as recorded in Colombia in the xeno-canto catalogue.