Urochroa
Genus of birds
| 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
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
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
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to Urochroa at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Urochroa at Wikispecies
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