| Nesophlox | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Bahama woodstar, (Nesophlox evelynae) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Mellisugini |
| Genus: | Nesophlox Ridgway, 1910 |
| Species | |
2, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
Calliphlox | |
Nesophlox is a genus in the family of Hummingbirds. It consists of two endemic hummingbirds of the Bahamas.
The genus contains two species: [1]
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Nesophlox evelynae | Bahama woodstar, | Bahama and Turks and Caicos islands |
 | Nesophlox lyrura | Inagua woodstar | Inagua in the Bahamas. |
These species were formerly placed in the genus Calliphlox . Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2014 and 2017 found that the genus Calliphlox was polyphyletic. [2] [3] In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the Bahama woodstar and the Inagua woodstar were moved to the resurrected genus Nesophlox that had been introduced by Robert Ridgway in 1910. [1] [4]
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