| Microchera | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Snowcap (Microchera albocoronata) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Trochilini |
| Genus: | Microchera Gould, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Mellisuga albocoronata [1] Lawrence, 1855 | |
| Species | |
3, see text | |
Microchera is a genus of hummingbirds.
The genus includes three species: [2]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowcap | Microchera albocoronata (Lawrence, 1855) Two subspecies [3]
| Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Coppery-headed emerald | Microchera cupreiceps (Lawrence, 1866) | Costa Rica | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| White-tailed emerald | Microchera chionura (Gould, 1851) | Costa Rica and Panama. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
The white-tailed emerald and the coppery-headed emerald were formerly placed in the genus Elvira. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that these two species were closely related to the snowcap in the genus Microchera. [4] The three species were therefore placed together in Microchera which has priority. [2]
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