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Purple-backed Thornbill
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Purple-backed Thornbill
Ramphomicron microrhynchum
The purple-backed thornbill (Ramphomicron microrhynchum) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Every page naming Ramphomicron microrhynchum in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 6297.