Calliphlox
| Calliphlox | |
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| Amethyst woodstar, Calliphlox amethystina | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Mellisugini |
| Genus: | Calliphlox F. Boie, 1831 |
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3, see text | |
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Philodice | |
Calliphlox is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.
The genus was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1831.[1] The type species was subsequently designated as the amethyst woodstar (Calliphlox amethystina).[2] The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek kalliphlox meaning "beautifully blazing".[3]
It contains the following three species:[4]
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
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Calliphlox bryantae | Magenta-throated woodstar | Costa Rica and Panama |
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Calliphlox mitchellii | Purple-throated woodstar | Colombia and Ecuador, and a minor localized population in Panama |
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Calliphlox amethystina | Amethyst woodstar | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname-(the Guianas), Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela |
References
- ^ Boie, Friedrich (1831). "Bemerkungen über Species und einige ornithologische Familien und Sippen". Isis von Oken (in German). Cols 538–548 [544].
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1945). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. Volume 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 135.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Hummingbirds". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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