**Snowcap**
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The snowcap (Microchera albocoronata) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
| Snowcap | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Microchera |
| Species: | M. albocoronata |
| Binomial name | |
| Microchera albocoronata (Lawrence, 1855) | |
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English
Etymology
From snow + cap.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsnoʊˌkæp/
Noun
snowcap (plural snowcaps)
- A layer of snow covering a mountain top.
- A small hummingbird, Microchera albocoronata, which is a resident breeder in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama.




