| Amazilia | |
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| Rufous-tailed hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Trochilini |
| Genus: | Amazilia Lesson, R, 1843 |
| Species | |
| see text | |
Amazilia is a hummingbird genus in the subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in tropical Central and South America.
Species
The genus contains five species:[1]
- Rufous-tailed hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl
- Buff-bellied hummingbird, Amazilia yucatanensis
- Cinnamon hummingbird, Amazilia rutila
- Mangrove hummingbird, Amazilia boucardi
- Honduran emerald, Amazilia luciae
This genus formerly included many more species. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the large genus was polyphyletic.[2] In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, species were moved to Leucolia, Saucerottia, Amazilis, Uranomitra, Chrysuronia, Polyerata, Chionomesa, Elliotomyia and Chlorestes.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b 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.