Eupherusa
| Eupherusa | |
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| Oaxaca hummingbird, Eupherusa cyanophrys | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Trochilini |
| Genus: | Eupherusa Gould, 1857 |
| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Eupherusa is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae. It contains the following five species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Eupherusa ridgwayi | Mexican woodnymph | west Mexico |
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Eupherusa cyanophrys | Oaxaca hummingbird | Sierra Madre del Sur in the Mexican state of Oaxaca |
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Eupherusa eximia | Stripe-tailed hummingbird | southeastern Mexico to Panama. |
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Eupherusa nigriventris | Black-bellied hummingbird | Costa Rica and Panama |
| Eupherusa poliocerca | White-tailed hummingbird | Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero and extreme western Oaxaca, Mexico |
The Mexican woodnymph was formerly placed in the genus Thalurania with other species with "woodnymph" in their English names. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Thalurania was non-monophyletic and that the Mexican woodnymph is closely related to species in Eupherusa.[2] Based on this result the Mexican woodnymph is now placed in Eupherusa.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 6 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.
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