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Philodice (bird)
''Philodice'' is a genus of hummingbirds in the tribe Mellisugini and family Trochilidae. Taxonomy The genus ''Philodice'' was introduced in 1866 by the French ornithologists Étienne Mulsant, Jules Verreaux and Édouard Verreaux to accommodate a single species, the purple-throated woodstar, which is therefore the type species. The genus name comes from Greek mythology, Pholodice was the wife of Leucippus and daughter of Inachus. The genus now contains two species that were formerly assigned to '' Calliphlox''. They were placed in the resurrected genus ''Philodice'' based on a molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ... study that was published in 2017. The two species are: References {{Taxonbar, from= Q105393477 Philodice Bird ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magenta-throated Woodstar
The magenta-throated woodstar (''Philodice bryantae'') is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world'' Version 5. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v5_Dec20.zip [.xls zipped 1 MB] retrieved 27 May 2021 Taxonomy and systematics The magenta-throated woodstar has in the past been included in genera ''Nesophlox'' and ''Calliphlox''.Stiles, F.G. and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Magenta-throated Woodstar (''Philodice bryantae''), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.matwoo1.01 retrieved July 24, 2022 The International Ornithological Committee ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
