The blue-headed sapphire (Chrysuronia grayi ) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. It formerly included the Humboldt's sapphire as a subspecies.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and heavily degraded former forest.
This species was formerly placed in the genus Hylocharis. It was moved to Chrysuronia based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014.
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