Eugenes

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Eugenes
MagnificentHummingbird.jpg
male Rivoli's hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Tribe: Lampornithini
Genus: Eugenes
Gould, 1856
Species

2, see text

Eugenes is usually considered a monotypic genus with its sole member the magnificent hummingbird (E. fulgens).

Species[]

The genus contains two species:[1]

Male Female Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Eugenes-fulgens-001.jpg Rivoli's hummingbird Eugenes fulgens southwestern United States to Honduras and Nicaragua.
Talamanca hummingbird (Eugenes spectabilis) male.jpg Magnificent Hummingbird female.jpg Talamanca hummingbird Eugenes spectabilis Costa Rica to Panama.


References[]

  1. ^ 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[]

  • Media related to Eugenes at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Eugenes at Wikispecies


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