Eugenes
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| Eugenes | |
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| male Rivoli's hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Lampornithini |
| Genus: | Eugenes Gould, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus fulgens[1] Swainson, 1827
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| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Eugenes is usually considered a monotypic genus with its sole member the magnificent hummingbird (E. fulgens).
Species[edit]
The genus contains two species:[2]
| Male | Female | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Rivoli's hummingbird | Eugenes fulgens | southwestern United States to Honduras and Nicaragua. |
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Talamanca hummingbird | Eugenes spectabilis | Costa Rica to Panama. |
References[edit]
- ^ "Trochilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
External links[edit]
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