Goldenthroat
Appearance
Goldenthroat | |
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White-tailed goldenthroat, Polytmus guainumbi | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Subfamily: | Polytminae |
Genus: | Polytmus Brisson, 1760 |
The goldenthroats are a small group of hummingbirds in the genus Polytmus.
It contains the following three species to date:
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Polytmus guainumbi | White-tailed goldenthroat | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela |
Polytmus milleri | Tepui goldenthroat | Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela | |
Polytmus theresiae | Green-tailed goldenthroat | Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, and possibly Ecuador |