Pirre Hummingbird

Found in Colombia and Panama, its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Pirre Hummingbird is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Pirre Hummingbird (Goethalsia bella), also somewhat misleadingly known as the Rufous-cheeked Hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is the only species in its genus. Found in Colombia and Panama, its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - 1. ^ Proposal (#304) to South American Classification Committee, museum.lsu.edu. Retrieved 2010-01-22. More

Comments from Jaramillo: "NO - Pirre Hummingbird is a great name, with history!" Comments from Robbins: "NO. Pirre Hummingbird is quite appropriate for this range-restricted species, and as Gary points out, "Rufous-cheeked" is not an accurate descriptor." Comments from Zimmer: "NO. "Pirre Hummingbird" is a far better name, and this fits with my general feeling that toponyms for range-restricted species are more informative and more memorable than most attempts at morphologically descriptive names. More

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