Trainbearer

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Trainbearer
Black-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia victoriae).jpg
Black-tailed trainbearer, Lesbia victoriae
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Tribe: Lesbiini
Genus: Lesbia
Lesson, 1833
Species

L. victoriae
L. nuna

Lesbia is a small genus of hummingbird. Its two members, both known as trainbearers, are found in tropical South America. They are:[1]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Black-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia victoriae).jpg Lesbia victoriae Black-tailed trainbearer Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
Lesbia nuna.jpg Lesbia nuna Green-tailed trainbearer Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela

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.
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