Schistes
| Schistes | |
|---|---|
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| White-throated daggerbill, (Schistes albogularis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Polytminae |
| Genus: | Schistes Gould, 1852 |
| Species | |
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1 or 2 | |
Schistes is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae. It was long considered to have only one species, the wedge-billed hummingbird but this species was split. The genus now includes two species:[1]
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
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Schistes geoffroyi | Geoffroy's daggerbill | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. |
| Schistes albogularis | White-throated daggerbill | Colombia and Ecuador. |
References[]
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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