Biology:Eugenes

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Short description: Genus of birds

Eugenes
MagnificentHummingbird.jpg
male Rivoli's hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Tribe: Lampornithini
Genus: Eugenes
Gould, 1856
Type species
Trochilus fulgens[1]
Swainson, 1827
Species

2, see text

Eugenes is a genus of hummingbirds that inhabit North America.

Species

The genus contains two species:[2]

Male Female Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Eugenes-fulgens-001.jpg 120px Rivoli's hummingbird Eugenes fulgens southwestern United States to Honduras and Nicaragua.
Talamanca hummingbird (Eugenes spectabilis) male.jpg 120px Talamanca hummingbird Eugenes spectabilis Costa Rica to Panama.


References

  1. "Trochilidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=80. 
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/hummingbirds/. Retrieved 2 January 2020. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10759477 entry