Species of hummingbird in desert habitats of Mexico and the southwestern United States
Lucifer sheartail
Male lucifer sheartail
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Clade:
Strisores
Order:
Apodiformes
Family:
Trochilidae
Genus:
Calothorax
Species:
C. lucifer
Binomial name
Calothorax lucifer
(Swainson, 1827)
breeding range
Non-breeding range
The lucifer sheartail or lucifer hummingbird (Calothorax lucifer) is a medium-sized, 10 cm long, green hummingbird with a slightly curved bill and distinctive outward flare of its gorget feathers. Its habitat is in high-altitude areas of northern Mexico and southwestern United States. It winters in central Mexico.
^BirdLife International (2016). "Calothorax lucifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688185A93185872. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688185A93185872.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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t22686440a178440176.en.|date= / |doi= mismatch IUCN (2020-10-12). "Calothorax lucifer: BirdLife International: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021:...
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