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The white-tailed emerald and the coppery-headed emerald were formerly placed in the genus ''Elvira''. A [[molecular phylogenetic]] study published in 2014 found that these two species were closely related to the [[snowcap]] in the genus ''Microchera''.<ref>{{ cite journal | last1=McGuire | first1=J. | last2=Witt | first2=C. | last3=Remsen | first3=J.V. | last4=Corl | first4=A. | last5=Rabosky | first5=D. | last6=Altshuler | first6=D. | last7=Dudley | first7=R. | date=2014 | title=Molecular phylogenetics and the diversification of hummingbirds | journal=Current Biology | volume=24 | issue=8 | pages=910–916 | doi=10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.016 | pmid=24704078 | doi-access=free }}</ref> The three species were therefore placed together in ''Microchera'' which has priority.<ref name=ioc/> |
The white-tailed emerald and the coppery-headed emerald were formerly placed in the genus ''Elvira''. A [[molecular phylogenetic]] study published in 2014 found that these two species were closely related to the [[snowcap]] in the genus ''Microchera''.<ref>{{ cite journal | last1=McGuire | first1=J. | last2=Witt | first2=C. | last3=Remsen | first3=J.V. | last4=Corl | first4=A. | last5=Rabosky | first5=D. | last6=Altshuler | first6=D. | last7=Dudley | first7=R. | date=2014 | title=Molecular phylogenetics and the diversification of hummingbirds | journal=Current Biology | volume=24 | issue=8 | pages=910–916 | doi=10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.016 | pmid=24704078 | doi-access=free | bibcode=2014CBio...24..910M }}</ref> The three species were therefore placed together in ''Microchera'' which has priority.<ref name=ioc/> |
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Revision as of 20:28, 3 July 2024
Microchera | |
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Snowcap (Microchera albocoronata) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Tribe: | Trochilini |
Genus: | Microchera Gould, 1858 |
Type species | |
Mellisuga albocoronata[1] Lawrence, 1855
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Species | |
3, see text |
Microchera is a genus of hummingbirds.
Species
The genus includes three species:[2]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Snowcap | Microchera albocoronata (Lawrence, 1855) Two subspecies[3]
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Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Coppery-headed emerald | Microchera cupreiceps (Lawrence, 1866) |
Costa Rica |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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White-tailed emerald | Microchera chionura (Gould, 1851) |
Costa Rica and Panama. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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The white-tailed emerald and the coppery-headed emerald were formerly placed in the genus Elvira. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that these two species were closely related to the snowcap in the genus Microchera.[4] The three species were therefore placed together in Microchera which has priority.[2]
References
- ^ "Trochilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (August 2022). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List. v 12.2. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
- ^ 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. Bibcode:2014CBio...24..910M. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.016. PMID 24704078.