Urochroa
| Urochroa | |
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| Urochroa bougueri from A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds Volume 2 (1861) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheini |
| Genus: | Urochroa Gould, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus bougueri (rufous-gaped hillstar) Bourcier, 1851 | |
| Species | |
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Urochroa is a genus of hummingbird containing two recently-split species.
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus Urochroa was introduced in 1856 by the English ornithologist John Gould to accommodate the rufous-gaped hillstar which is thus the type species.[1][2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek oura meaning "tail" with khroa meaning "colour" or "complexion".[3]
The green-backed hillstar was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the rufous-gaped hillstar.[4][5]
Species
[edit]The genus contains two species.[5]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufous-gaped hillstar
| Urochroa bougueri (Bourcier, 1851) | southern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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| Green-backed hillstar
| Urochroa leucura Lawrence, 1864 | southern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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References
[edit]- ^ Gould, John (1856). A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Humming-Birds. Vol. 2. London: self. Plate 57 and text. The 5 volumes were issued in 25 parts between 1849 and 1861. Title pages of all volumes bear the date of 1861.
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1945). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 94.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 396. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Stiles, F. Garry (2018). "Proposal 775: Split Urochroa bougueri into two species". South American Classification Committee, American Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2022). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 12.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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