| Cynanthus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Broad-billed hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Trochilini |
| Genus: | Cynanthus Swainson, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Cynanthus latirostris [1] Swainson, 1827 | |
| Species | |
6, see text | |
Cynanthus is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.
The genus contains the following species: [2]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broad-billed hummingbird | Cynanthus latirostris Swainson, 1827 Three subspecies
| southeastern Arizona and extreme southwestern New Mexico of the Southwestern United States and northern Sonora of Northwestern Mexico | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Tres Marias hummingbird | Cynanthus lawrencei (Berlepsch, 1887) | Islas Marías island group of Mexico | Size: Habitat: Diet: | NT |
| Turquoise-crowned hummingbird or Doubleday's hummingbird | Cynanthus doubledayi (Bourcier,, 1847) | Pacific coast of south-west Mexico | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Golden-crowned emerald | Cynanthus auriceps (Gould, 1852) | west and central Mexico | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Cozumel emerald | Cynanthus forficatus (Ridgway, 1885) | Islands off Yucatán Peninsula | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Canivet's emerald | Cynanthus canivetii (Lesson, 1832) Three subspecies
| southeast Mexico to Costa Rica | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
Traditionally, the bird order Apodiformes contained three living families: the swifts (Apodidae), the treeswifts (Hemiprocnidae), and the hummingbirds (Trochilidae). In the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, this order is raised to a superorder Apodimorphae in which hummingbirds are separated as a new order, Trochiliformes. With nearly 450 species identified to date, they are the most diverse order of birds after the passerines.
The broad-billed hummingbird is a small-sized hummingbird that resides in Mexico and the southwestern United States. The bird displays sexual dimorphism, and the juveniles resemble the female adult more than the male adult. The broad-billed hummingbird is a bright coloured bird with a broad and bright red bill. The bird is also known for its other common names – the Colibrí Pico Ancho in Spanish and Colibri circé in French. It is a diurnal bird.
The purple-chested hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. It is commonly hunted for the supposed medicinal properties of its beak by indigenous peoples in the area.
The visorbearers are hummingbirds in the bitypic genus Augastes in the family Trochilidae.
Boissonneaua is a small genus of hummingbirds 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.
The plumeleteers are a genus Chalybura of Neotropical hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae.
Chlorestes is a genus of hummingbirds.
The dusky hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to Mexico.
The buffy hummingbird is a species of bird in the hummingbird family Trochilidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Leucippus. This bird lives in dry forest and scrubland in northern South America where it feeds on insects and the nectar, flesh, and juice of cactus fruits.
The metaltails are a group of hummingbirds in the genus Metallura. The species are distributed along the Andes.
The hillstars are hummingbirds of the genus Oreotrochilus. They are native to the Andes in South America.
Ramphomicron is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.
Schistes is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae. It was long considered to have only one species, the wedge-billed hummingbird but this species was split. The genus now includes two species:
The barbthroats are a genus Threnetes of South American hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae.
Saucerottia is a genus of birds in the family Trochilidae, or hummingbirds.
The Tres Marías hummingbird is a Near Threatened species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the broad-billed hummingbird. It is endemic to the Islas Marías island group off the west coast of Mexico.
Polytminae is one of the six subfamilies of the hummingbird family Trochilidae. The subfamily contains 12 genera with a total of 29 species.
Heliantheini is one of the two tribes that make up the subfamily Lesbiinae of the hummingbird family Trochilidae. The other tribe in the subfamily is Lesbiini.
Lesbiini is one of the two tribes that make up the subfamily Lesbiinae in the hummingbird family Trochilidae. The other tribe is Heliantheini (brilliants).
Mellisugini is one of the three tribes that make up the subfamily Trochilinae in the hummingbird family Trochilidae. The other two tribes in the subfamily are Lampornithini and Trochilini (emeralds).
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