Wine-throated Hummingbird

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Selasphorus ellioti

Wine-throated Hummingbird, a reference photo
Photo: (c) William Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

The wine-throated hummingbird (Selasphorus ellioti) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Wine-throated Hummingbird being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Apodiformes
Family
Trochilidae
Species
Selasphorus ellioti

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