| Glaucis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Bronzy hermit, Glaucis aeneus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Phaethornithinae |
| Genus: | Glaucis Boie, F, 1831 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus brasiliensis = Trochilus hirsutus Latham, 1790 | |
| Species | |
3, see text | |
Glaucis is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.
The genus Glaucis was introduced in 1831 by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie. [1] The type species was designated as the rufous-breasted hermit by George Robert Gray in 1840. [2] [3] The genus name is from the Ancient Greek glaukos meaning "blue-grey", "glaucous" or "pale green". [4]
The genus contains the following three species: [5]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronzy hermit | Glaucis aeneus (Lawrence, 1868) | Eastern Honduras south to western Panama, and in the Chocó of western Colombia and north-western Ecuador | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Hook-billed hermit | Glaucis dohrnii (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852) | eastern Brazil | Size: Habitat: Diet: | VU |
| Rufous-breasted hermit or hairy hermit | Glaucis hirsutus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) | Panama south to Bolivia, and on Trinidad, Tobago and Grenada | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
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