purple-backed thornbill (Ramphomicron microrhynchum) Description
Ramphomicron macrorhynchus = Ramphomicron microrhynchum
Date 1877
Source Etienne Mulsant et Edouard Verreaux: Histoire naturelle des oiseaux-mouches, ou, Colibris constituant la famille des trochilidés Lyon : Au Bureau de la Société Linnéenne, Supplement (1861) http://archive.org/stream/histoirenaturell00muls#page/n49/mode/2up
Author Louis Victor Bevalet (1808-)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Histoirenaturell00muls_0051.jpg
The purple-backed thornbill (Ramphomicron microrhynchum) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
