Chlorestes
Chlorestes is a genus of hummingbirds.
| Chlorestes | |
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| Blue-chinned sapphire, (Chlorestes notata) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Trochilini |
| Genus: | Chlorestes Reichenbach, 1854 |
| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Species
The genus contains five species:[1]
- White-bellied emerald, Chlorestes candida (formerly placed in Amazilia)
- Blue-throated sapphire, Chlorestes eliciae (formerly placed in Hylocharis)
- White-chinned sapphire, Chlorestes cyanus (formerly placed in Hylocharis)
- Violet-bellied hummingbird, Chlorestes julie (formerly placed in Juliamyia)
- Blue-chinned sapphire, Chlorestes notata
This genus formerly included only the blue-chinned sapphire. Additional species were moved to this genus based on a molecular phylogenetic study of the hummingbirds published in 2014.[1][2][3]
References
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- McGuire, J.; Witt, C.; Remsen, J.V.; Corl, A.; Rabosky, D.; Altshuler, D.; Dudley, R. (2014). "Molecular phylogenetics and the diversification of hummingbirds". Current Biology. 24 (8): 910–916. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.016.
- Stiles, F.G.; Remsen, J.V. Jr.; Mcguire, J.A. (2017). "The generic classification of the Trochilini (Aves: Trochilidae): reconciling taxonomy with phylogeny". Zootaxa. 4353 (3): 401–424. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4353.3.
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