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title: "Dusky Hummingbird"
description: "Phaeoptila sordida — Aves. The dusky hummingbird (Phaeoptila sordida) is a species of hummingbird in the \"emeralds\", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/dusky-hummingbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dusky Hummingbird

> Phaeoptila sordida — Aves. The dusky hummingbird (Phaeoptila sordida) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae.

- Scientific name: *Phaeoptila sordida*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1378
- iNaturalist taxon: [1289682](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1289682)

## Names

- en: Dusky Hummingbird
- de: Braunkopfkolibri
- es: Colibrí Opaco
- fr: Colibri sombre

## Countries with the most observations

MX (965)

## Summary

The dusky hummingbird (Phaeoptila sordida) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to Mexico.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky_hummingbird

## Photo

![Dusky Hummingbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dusky-hummingbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ángel Mata · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261377465

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dusky-hummingbird?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).