| Urochroa | |
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| Urochroa bougueri from A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds Volume 2 (1861) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheini |
| Genus: | Urochroa Gould, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus bougueri (rufous-gaped hillstar) Bourcier, 1851 | |
| Species | |
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Urochroa is a genus of hummingbird containing two recently-split species.
The genus Urochroa was introduced in 1856 by the English ornithologist John Gould to accommodate the rufous-gaped hillstar which is thus the type species. [1] [2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek oura meaning "tail" with khroa meaning "colour" or "complexion". [3]
The green-backed hillstar was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the rufous-gaped hillstar. [4] [5]
The genus contains two species. [5]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufous-gaped hillstar | Urochroa bougueri (Bourcier, 1851) | southern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Green-backed hillstar | Urochroa leucura Lawrence, 1864 | southern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
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