Cinnamon-sided hummingbird
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Leucolia wagneri

The cinnamon-sided hummingbird (Leucolia wagneri ) is a bird in the family Trochilidae.

It is found, inland from the Pacific coast, in the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico.

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This species was formerly placed in the genus Amazilia. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Amazilia was polyphyletic. In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the cinnamon-sided hummingbird was one of three species to be placed in the resurrected genus Leucolia.

Some taxonomic authorities (including the American Ornithological Society consider conspecific with the green-fronted hummingbird (Leucolia viridifrons ), while others consider it distinct.

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References

1. Cinnamon-sided hummingbird Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon-sided_hummingbird
2. Cinnamon-sided hummingbird on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61200304/95166308

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