''Goldmania'' is a genus in the family 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, and consists of 2 species.
Species
The two species are:
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Violet-capped hummingbird, ''Goldmania violiceps''
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Pirre hummingbird
The Pirre hummingbird (''Goldmania bella''), also somewhat misleadingly known as the rufous-cheeked hummingbird, is a Near Threatened species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Panama and ...
, ''Goldmania bella''
The Pirre hummingbird was formerly placed in the
monospecific genus ''Goethalsia''. 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 published in 2014 found that the Pirre hummingbird was closely related to the violet-capped hummingbird in the genus ''Goldmania''.
The two species were therefore placed together in ''Goldmania'' which has priority.
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References
Goldmania
Bird genera
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