Purple-backed Sunbeam

Aglaeactis aliciae

The Purple-backed Sunbeam (Aglaeactis aliciae) is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) and order Caprimulgiformes.

Classification

Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
  - Phylum: Chordata
    - Class: Aves
      - Order: Caprimulgiformes
        Family: Trochilidae
        Genus: Aglaeactis
        Species: Aglaeactis aliciae

Species in the Genus of Aglaeactis

Black-hooded Sunbeam

Aglaeactis pamela

Purple-backed Sunbeam

Aglaeactis aliciae

Shining Sunbeam

Aglaeactis cupripennis

White-tufted Sunbeam

Aglaeactis castelnaudii

External Links

Purple-backed Sunbeam – Wikipedia

Purple-backed Sunbeam – Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Purple-backed Sunbeam – Audubon.org