| Chalcostigma | |
|---|---|
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| Rainbow-bearded thornbill (Chalcostigma herrani) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Lesbiini |
| Genus: | Chalcostigma Reichenbach, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Ornismya heteropogon Boissonneau, 1840 | |
| Species | |
5, see text | |
Chalcostigma is a genus of South American hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae.
The genus Chalcostigma was introduced in 1854 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach. [1] The type species was subsequently designated as the bronze-tailed thornbill by George Gray. [2] [3] The name of the genus is derived from the Greek khalkos meaning bronze and stigme for a spot or mark, a reference to the beard on the bronze-tailed thornbill. [4]
The genus contains the following five species: [5]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufous-capped thornbill | Chalcostigma ruficeps (Gould, 1846) | Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Olivaceous thornbill | Chalcostigma olivaceum (Lawrence, 1864) | Bolivia and Peru | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Blue-mantled thornbill | Chalcostigma stanleyi (Bourcier, 1851) Three subspecies
| Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Bronze-tailed thornbill | Chalcostigma heteropogon (Boissonneau, 1840) | Colombia and Venezuela | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Rainbow-bearded thornbill | Chalcostigma herrani (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) Two subspecies
| Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
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