''Boissonneaua'' is a small genus of
hummingbird
Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the biological family Trochilidae. With about 361 species and 113 genera, they occur from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, but the vast majority of the species are found in the tropics aro ...
s in the family
Trochilidae. They are found in humid
Andean forests from western
Venezuela to southern
Peru. They have a straight black
bill, contrasting outer
rectrices, and a distinctive habit of quickly lifting both
wings up shortly after landing, thereby revealing their
rufous underwing
coverts.
Species
The genus contains three species:
References
* Restall, R., Rodner, C., & Lentino, M. (2006). ''Birds of Northern South America''. Vol. 1 & 2. Helm, London. (vol. 1); (vol. 2).
Bird genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Ludwig Reichenbach
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