Ramphomicron

Ramphomicron
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Strisores
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Trochilidae
Tribe:	Lesbiini
Genus:	Ramphomicron ; Bonaparte, 1850
Type species
	Ornismya microrhyncha ; Boissonneau, 1840

Last updated June 03, 2025

Ramphomicron is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

Species

It contains two species:^[2]

Genus *Ramphomicron* – Bonaparte, 1850 – two species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Black-backed thornbill	Ramphomicron dorsale Salvin & Godman, 1880	Colombia	Size: Habitat: Diet:	EN
Purple-backed thornbill	Ramphomicron microrhynchum (Boissonneau, 1840) Four subspecies R. m. andicola Simon (1921) R. m. microrhynchum Boissonneau (1840) R. m. albiventre Carriker (1935) R. m. bolivianum Schuchmann (1984)	Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC

References

↑ "Trochilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

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[HM4-1] "Trochilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.

[ioc-2] Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

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