Amazilia
Appearance
Amazilia | |
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Rufous-tailed hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Tribe: | Trochilini |
Genus: | Amazilia Lesson, 1843 |
Species | |
about 25-30 (see text) | |
Synonyms | |
Agyrtria |
Amazilia is a hummingbird genus in the subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in tropical Central and South America.
Species
- Rufous-tailed hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl
- Buff-bellied hummingbird, Amazilia yucatanensis
- Cinnamon hummingbird, Amazilia rutila
- Mangrove hummingbird, Amazilia boucardi
- Honduran emerald, Amazilia luciae
Footnotes
References
- Remsen, J.V. Jr.; Cadena, C.D.; Jaramillo, A.; Nores, M.; Pacheco, J.F.; Robbins, M.B., Schulenberg, T.S.; Stiles, F.G.; Stotz, D.F. & Zimmer K.J. (2008): A classification of the bird species of South America - Part 4. Apodiformes. Version of 2008-MAY-21. Retrieved 2008-MAY-26.