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Copper-tailed hummingbird: Saucerottia cupreicauda (Salvin & Godman, 1884) 334 Copper-rumped hummingbird: Saucerottia tobaci (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 335 Cinnamon hummingbird: Amazilia rutila (Delattre, 1843) 336 Buff-bellied hummingbird: Amazilia yucatanensis (Cabot, S, 1845) 337 Rufous-tailed hummingbird: Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) 338 ...
The broad-tailed hummingbird, Selasphorus platycercus, is a member of the order Apodiformes, in the family Trochilidae. Hummingbird taxonomy has not been extensively studied, but its phylogenic division can be divided as a family into nine clades in which the broad-tailed hummingbird is a member of the "Bee group" and included in the Selasphorus genus.
Ruby-throated hummingbird. Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae. Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backward
White-tailed hummingbird Conservation status Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) CITES Appendix II (CITES) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Clade: Strisores Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae Genus: Eupherusa Species: E. poliocerca Binomial name Eupherusa poliocerca Elliot, 1871 The white-tailed hummingbird (Eupherusa poliocerca) is a Near ...
The swallow-tailed hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura) is a species in the hummingbird family (Trochilidae), found mainly in east-central South America. Most authorities place it in the genus Eupetomena , although some place it in Campylopterus based on song and the thick shafts of the males' first primaries . [ 3 ]
Hummingbird talismans were prized as drawing sexual potency, energy, vigor, and skill at arms and warfare to the wearer. [226] The Aztec god of war Huitzilopochtli is often depicted in art as a hummingbird. [227] Aztecs believed that fallen warriors would be reincarnated as hummingbirds. [227] [228] The Nahuatl word huitzil translates to ...
White-tailed sabrewing Conservation status Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) CITES Appendix II (CITES) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Clade: Strisores Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae Genus: Campylopterus Species: C. ensipennis Binomial name Campylopterus ensipennis (Swainson, 1822) The white-tailed sabrewing (Campylopterus ensipennis ...
The IUCN has assessed the blue-tailed hummingbird as being of Least Concern. It has a large range and an estimated population of at least 50,000 mature individuals, though the latter is believed to be decreasing. No immeditate threats have been identified. [1] "Human activity probably has little short term effect on [the] Blue-tailed ...