Chaetocercus
| Chaetocercus | |
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| female Gorgeted woodstar, Chaetocercus heliodor | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Mellisugini |
| Genus: | Chaetocercus G.R. Gray, 1855 |
| Species | |
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6, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acestrura Gould, 1861 | |
Chaetocercus is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae.[1] The name is a combination of the Greek words khaitē, meaning "hair" and kerkos, meaning "tail".[2] The genus contains the following species:[1]
- White-bellied woodstar, Chaetocercus mulsant
- Little woodstar, Chaetocercus bombus
- Gorgeted woodstar, Chaetocercus heliodor
- Santa Marta woodstar, Chaetocercus astreans
- Esmeraldas woodstar, Chaetocercus berlepschi
- Rufous-shafted woodstar, Chaetocercus jourdanii
References
- ^ a b "ITIS Report: Chaetocercus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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