Grey-bellied comet

Grey-bellied comet
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Tribe: Lesbiini
Genus: Taphrolesbia
Simon, 1918
Species:
T. griseiventris
Binomial name
Taphrolesbia griseiventris
(Taczanowski, 1883)

The grey-bellied comet (Taphrolesbia griseiventris) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found only in a few small areas of Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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