Chaetocercus
Chaetocercus | |
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female Gorgeted woodstar, Chaetocercus heliodor | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Tribe: | Mellisugini |
Genus: | Chaetocercus G.R. Gray, 1855 |
Species | |
6, see text | |
Synonyms | |
Acestrura Gould, 1861 |
Chaetocercus is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae.[1] The name is a combination of the Greek words khaitē, meaning "hair" and kerkos, meaning "tail".[2] The genus contains the following species:[1]
- White-bellied woodstar, Chaetocercus mulsant
- Little woodstar, Chaetocercus bombus
- Gorgeted woodstar, Chaetocercus heliodor
- Santa Marta woodstar, Chaetocercus astreans
- Esmeraldas woodstar, Chaetocercus berlepschi
- Rufous-shafted woodstar, Chaetocercus jourdanii
References[]
- ^ a b "ITIS Report: Chaetocercus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
Categories:
- Chaetocercus
- Bird genera
- Taxa named by George Robert Gray
- Hummingbird stubs