White-bellied emerald
White-bellied emerald | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Chlorestes |
Species: | C. candida
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Binomial name | |
Chlorestes candida |
The white-bellied emerald (Chlorestes candida) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
This species was formerly placed in the genus Amazilia. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Amazilia was polyphyletic.[2] In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the white-bellied emerald was moved to Chlorestes.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Amazilia candida". 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. PMID 29245495.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
External links[]
- White-bellied emerald videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- White-bellied emerald photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Chlorestes
- Birds of Mexico
- Birds of the Yucatán Peninsula
- Birds of Belize
- Birds of Guatemala
- Birds of Honduras
- Birds of Nicaragua
- Hummingbird species of Central America
- Birds described in 1846
- Taxa named by Jules Bourcier
- Hummingbird stubs