| Horned Sungem | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Heliactin F. Boie, 1831 |
| Species: | H. bilophus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliactin bilophus (Temminck, 1820) |
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The Horned Sungem (Heliactin bilophus) is a South American hummingbird, the only species, (monotypic), of the genus Heliactin. The scientific name bilophus is sometimes considered a nomen oblitum, which, if accepted, results in Heliactin cornutus being the correct name for this species. A wingbeat is one complete up-and-down movement, which means that the horned sungem moves its wing muscles at a rate of more than 10,000 times per minute.[citation needed] It occurs in Bolivia, Brazil, and Suriname. It prefers fairly dry open or semi-open habitats, such as savanna and Cerrado. It avoids dense humid forest.
References
- BirdLife International (2008). "Heliactin bilophus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/143092. Retrieved 10 August 2009. .
External links
- Mangoverde.com page with photos
- Another page with photos
- Photo: (close-up)
- Horned Sunlgem rangemap InfoNatura NatureServe
- Stamps (for Brazil)
- Horned Sungem photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
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