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Breeding ecology of the Loja Hummingbird Amazilis amazilia alticola (Apodiformes: Trochilidae) in Loja, Ecuador
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Ordóñez-Delgado, Leonardo, Crespo-Ramírez, Claudio, Córdova-González, Jorge (2025): Breeding ecology of the Loja Hummingbird Amazilis amazilia alticola (Apodiformes: Trochilidae) in Loja, Ecuador. Acta Zoológica Lilloana (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) 69 (2): 615-631, DOI: 10.30550/j.azl/2224, URL: https://doi.org/10.30550/j.azl/2224
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