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Amazilia
''Amazilia'' is a hummingbird genus in the subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in tropical Central and South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Amazilia'' was introduced in 1843 by the French naturalist René Lesson. Lesson had used ''amazilia'' in 1827 as the specific epithet of the amazilia hummingbird which is now the only species placed in the genus ''Amazilis''. The name comes from the Inca heroine in Jean-François Marmontel's novel ''Les Incas, ou la destruction de l'Empire du Pérou''. The type species was subsequently designated as the cinnamon hummingbird. The genus contains five species: * Rufous-tailed hummingbird, ''Amazilia tzacatl * Buff-bellied hummingbird, ''Amazilia yucatanensis'' * Cinnamon hummingbird, ''Amazilia rutila'' * Mangrove hummingbird, ''Amazilia boucardi'' * Honduran emerald, ''Amazilia luciae'' An additional species is sometimes included: * Guanacaste hummingbird, ''Amazilia alfaroana'' (disputed) This genus formerly included many more spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazilia Hummingbird
The amazilia hummingbird (''Amazilis amazilia'') is a hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is the only species placed in the genus ''Amazilis''. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its six subspecies differ primarily in their throat and belly colors. Taxonomy An illustration of the amazilia hummingbird together with the binomial name ''Orthorynchus amazilia'' was published in 1827 by the French naturalist René Lesson. In the following year he published a description. The specific epithet is from the name of the Inca heroine in Jean-François Marmontel's novel ''Les Incas, ou la destruction de l'Empire du Pérou''. The amazilia hummingbird was formerly placed in the genus ''Amazilia''. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the genus was polyphyletic. In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the amazilia hummingbird was moved by most taxonomic authorities to the resurrected genus ''Amazilis'' that h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazilis
The amazilia hummingbird (''Amazilis amazilia'') is a hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is the only species placed in the genus ''Amazilis''. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its six subspecies differ primarily in their throat and belly colors. Taxonomy An illustration of the amazilia hummingbird together with the binomial name ''Orthorynchus amazilia'' was published in 1827 by the French naturalist René Lesson. In the following year he published a description. The specific epithet is from the name of the Inca heroine in Jean-François Marmontel's novel ''Les Incas, ou la destruction de l'Empire du Pérou''. The amazilia hummingbird was formerly placed in the genus ''Amazilia''. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the genus was polyphyletic. In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the amazilia hummingbird was moved by most taxonomic authorities to the resurrected genus ''Amazilis'' that h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
The buff-bellied hummingbird (''Amazilia yucatanensis'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 6. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v6_Dec21.zip retrieved August 7, 2022 Taxonomy and systematics The buff-bellied hummingbird has three subspecies, the nominate ''A. y. yucatanensis'', ''A. y. chalconota'', and ''A. y. cerviniventris''. Description The buff-bellied hummingbird is long and weighs . Adult males have a rosy reddish bill that is dusky at the end; females' have more dark on the maxilla. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have metallic bronze green upperparts that are duller and darker on the crown. Their uppertail coverts are a mix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinnamon Hummingbird
The cinnamon hummingbird (''Amazilia rutila'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found from northwestern Mexico to Costa Rica. Taxonomy The cinnamon hummingbird was formally described in 1842 by the French naturalist René Lesson from a specimen he had collected near Acapulco in southwest Mexico. Lesson placed the new species in the genus ''Ornismya'' and coined the binomial name ''Ornismya cinnamomea''. Unfortunate the epithet was preoccupied as Paul Gervais had in 1835 used ''Ornismya cinnamomeus'' for a different species of hummingbird. A year later, in 1843, the French ornithologist Adolphe Delattre introduced ''Ornismya rutila'' as a replacement name for Lesson's hummingbird. The cinnamon hummingbird is now placed in the genus ''Amazilia'' that was introduced by Lesson in 1843. The genus name comes from the Inca heroine in Jean-François Marmontel's novel ''Les Incas, ou la destruction de l'Empire du Pérou'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honduran Emerald
The Honduran emerald (''Amazilia luciae'') is a Vulnerable species of hummingbird in the "emeralds" tribe, Trochilini, of the subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to Honduras. Taxonomy The Honduran emerald was formally described in 1868 by the American amateur ornithologist George Newbold Lawrence based on a specimen collected in Honduras. He placed the species in the genus ''Thaumatias'' and coined the binomial name ''Thaumatias luciae''. He chose the epithet to honor Lucy Brewer, the daughter of the ornithologist Thomas Mayo Brewer. The Honduran emerald is now placed with four other species in the genus ''Amazilia'' that was introduced in 1843 by the French naturalist René Lesson. The genus name comes from the Inca heroine in Jean-François Marmontel's novel ''Les Incas, ou la destruction de l'Empire du Pérou''. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. Description The Honduran emerald is long. Both sexes have a medium length bill, slightly decurved, with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinnamon Hummingbird
The cinnamon hummingbird (''Amazilia rutila'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found from northwestern Mexico to Costa Rica. Taxonomy The cinnamon hummingbird was formally described in 1842 by the French naturalist René Lesson from a specimen he had collected near Acapulco in southwest Mexico. Lesson placed the new species in the genus ''Ornismya'' and coined the binomial name ''Ornismya cinnamomea''. Unfortunate the epithet was preoccupied as Paul Gervais had in 1835 used ''Ornismya cinnamomeus'' for a different species of hummingbird. A year later, in 1843, the French ornithologist Adolphe Delattre introduced ''Ornismya rutila'' as a replacement name for Lesson's hummingbird. The cinnamon hummingbird is now placed in the genus ''Amazilia'' that was introduced by Lesson in 1843. The genus name comes from the Inca heroine in Jean-François Marmontel's novel ''Les Incas, ou la destruction de l'Empire du Pérou'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
The rufous-tailed hummingbird (''Amazilia tzacatl'') is a medium-sized hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found from east-central Mexico through Central America and Colombia into Ecuador and Venezuela. Taxonomy The rufous-tailed hummingbird was formally described in 1833 by the Mexican naturalist Pablo de La Llave. He placed it in the genus '' Trochlilus'' and coined the binomial name ''Trochilus tzacatl''. The rufous-tailed hummingbird is now placed in the genus ''Amazilia'' that was introduced in 1843 by the French naturalist René Lesson. The genus name comes from the Inca heroine in Jean-François Marmontel's novel ''Les Incas, ou la destruction de l'Empire du Pérou''. The specific epithet is from Aztec mythology: Tzacatl was a warrior chief. The rufous-tailed hummingbird has these five recognized subspecies: *''A. t. tzacatl'' (La Llave, 1833) *''A. t. handleyi'' Wetmore, 1963 *''A. t. fuscicaudata'' (Fraser, 1840) *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangrove Hummingbird
The mangrove hummingbird (''Amazilia boucardi'') is an Endangered species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to Costa Rica. Taxonomy The mangrove hummingbird was formally described in 1877 by the French ornithologist Étienne Mulsant from a specimen collected by Adolphe Boucard near Puntarenas in Costa Rica. Mulsant placed the new species in the genus ''Arena'' and coined the binomial name ''Arena boucardi''. The mangrove hummingbird is now placed in the genus ''Amazilia'' that was introduced in 1843 by the French naturalist René Lesson. The genus name comes from the Inca heroine in Jean-François Marmontel's novel ''Les Incas, ou la destruction de l'Empire du Pérou''. The specific epithet was chosen to honour the collector Boucard. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. Description The mangrove hummingbird is long and weighs about . Both sexes have a medium length bill, slightly decurved, with a bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysuronia
''Chrysuronia'' is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae. Taxonomy The genus ''Chrysuronia'' was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. Bonaparte did not specify a type species but this was designated as the golden-tailed sapphire in 1855 by George Robert Gray. The genus name is a portmanteau of the specific names of two synonyms of the golden-tailed sapphire: ''Ornismya chrysura'' Lesson, R, 1832 and ''Ornismia oenone'' Lesson, 1832. This genus formerly included only a single species, the golden-tailed sapphire. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the genera ''Amazilia'' and ''Lepidopyga'' were polyphyletic. In the revised classification to create monophyletic In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic gr ... g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guanacaste Hummingbird
The guanacaste hummingbird or Alfero's hummingbird (''Amazilia alfaroana'') is a possibly extinct species of hummingbird known only from a holotype collected in 1895 at the Miravalles Volcano in Costa Rica. Taxonomy It is usually treated as a subspecies of the Indigo-capped hummingbird or a hybrid between two unknown hummingbird species, but analysis of the holotype suggests it is its own species. Conservation It is possibly extinct, but the ecological stability of the area where the specimen was found indicates a possible undiscovered population still existing. The IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ... classifies it as critically endangered. References {{Hummingbird-stub Controversial hummingbird taxa Amazilia Endemic birds of Costa Rica Birds descri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chionomesa
''Chionomesa'' is a genus of South American hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae. Species The genus contains two species: *Glittering-throated emerald, ''Chionomesa fimbriata'' *Sapphire-spangled emerald, ''Chionomesa lactea'' These two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Amazilia''. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that ''Amazilia'' was polyphyletic. In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, these species were moved to the resurrected genus ''Chionomesa'' that had been introduced in 1921 by the French naturalist Eugène Simon. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ''khiōn'' meaning "snow" with ''mesos'' meaning "middle". The type species was designated as the sapphire-spangled emerald by the American ornithologist Charles Wallace Richmond Charles Wallace Richmond (December 31, 1868 – May 19, 1932) was an American ornithologist. He is best remembered for a compilation of the Latin names of birds that is called the Richmon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saucerottia
''Saucerottia'' is a genus of birds in the family Trochilidae, or hummingbirds. Species The species now placed in this genus were formerly placed in ''Amazilia''. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the genus ''Amazilia'' was polyphyletic. In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, these species were placed in the resurrected genus ''Saucerottia''. The genus had been introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte with the steely-vented hummingbird as the type species. The genus name is from the specific epithet ''saucerrottei'' for the steely-vented hummingbird. The epithet was coined in 1846 by Adolphe Delattre and Jules Bourcier to honour the French physician and ornithologist Antoine Constant Saucerotte. The genus contains eleven species: * Azure-crowned hummingbird, ''Saucerottia cyanocephala'' * Blue-vented hummingbird, ''Saucerottia hoffmanni'' * Berylline hummingbird, ''Saucerottia beryllina'' *Blue-tailed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
