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Snowcap

Microchera albocoronata
Family
Hummingbirds
Order
Apodiformes
Codes
snowca1, SNOC, SNOW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyHummingbirds (Trochilidae)
SpeciesMicrochera albocoronata
Codessnowca1, SNOC, SNOW
Identification

The Snowcap (Microchera albocoronata) 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 snowca1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Buff-tailed Sicklebill
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Snowcap photo
(c) Michal Slaný, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michal Slaný

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Microchera albocoronata

Family: Hummingbirds

Order: Apodiformes

eBird Code: snowca1