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Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Hylonympha macrocerca
Family
Hummingbirds
Order
Apodiformes
Codes
scthum1, STHU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyHummingbirds (Trochilidae)
SpeciesHylonympha macrocerca
Codesscthum1, STHU
Identification

The Scissor-tailed Hummingbird (Hylonympha macrocerca) is a member of the Hummingbirds family within the order Apodiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code scthum1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Scissor-tailed Hummingbird photo
John Gould, no known copyright restrictions (public domain)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Hylonympha macrocerca

Family: Hummingbirds

Order: Apodiformes

eBird Code: scthum1