Dusky hummingbird
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Trochilini |
| Genus: | Phaeoptila Gould, 1861 |
| Species: | P. sordida
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| Phaeoptila sordida (Gould, 1859)
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The dusky hummingbird (Phaeoptila sordida) is a species of hummingbird of the family Trochilidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Phaeoptila.
Overview[]
The dusky hummingbird is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
This species was formerly placed in the genus Cynanthus. Based on a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 the dusky hummingbird was moved to the resurrected genus Phaeoptila that had been introduced in 1861 by John Gould.[2][3][4]
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Cynanthus sordidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ 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. PMID 24704078.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Trochilinae
- Birds of Mexico
- Endemic birds of Mexico
- Birds described in 1859
- Birds of the Sierra Madre del Sur
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