Eupetomena | |
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Swallow-tailed hummingbird, (Eupetomena macroura) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Tribe: | Trochilini |
Genus: | Eupetomena Gould, 1853 |
Type species | |
Trochilus macroura (swallow-tailed hummingbird) Gmelin, JF, 1788 | |
Species | |
2, see text |
Eupetomena is a genus in the hummingbird family Trochilidae. It contains two species which are both found in eastern South America.
The genus Eupetomena was introduced in 1853 by the English ornithologist John Gould to accommodate a single species, the swallow-tailed hummingbird which therefore becomes the type species. [1] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek eu (εὐ-) meaning "good" and the neuter participle petomena (πετόμενα) meaning "always on the wing" or "flying" (from petomai, πέτομαι, "to fly"). [2] Literally, it can mean "the one that flies well, good flyer" (εὐπετόμενα). [3] [4]
The genus contains two species: [5]
The sombre hummingbird was formerly placed in the genus Aphantochroa but based primarily on a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014, Aphantochroa has been merged into Eupetomena. [5] [6] [7]
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Trochilinae is one of the six subfamilies that make up the hummingbird family Trochilidae.
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Amazilia is a hummingbird genus in the subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in tropical Central and South America.
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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.
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Chlorestes is a genus of hummingbirds.
Chlorostilbon is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae, known as emeralds. A single species, the blue-chinned sapphire is variously placed in the monotypic genus Chlorestes or in Chlorostilbon. The taxonomy of the C. mellisugus superspecies is highly complex and, depending on view, includes 1-8 species. All species in this genus have straight black or black-and-red bills. The males are overall iridescent green, golden-green or bluish-green, and in some species the tail and/or throat is blue. The females have whitish-grey underparts, tail-corners and post-ocular streak.
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Polyerata is a genus of hummingbirds.
Riccordia is a genus of birds in the hummingbird family Trochilidae. They are endemic to the Caribbean.
Pampa is a genus of birds in the hummingbird family Trochilidae. These species are resident in northern Middle America.
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Chionomesa is a genus of South American hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae.
Elliotomyia is a genus in the family of Hummingbirds.
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