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A genus of small hummingbirds. Three of the species are limited to [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]] while of the rest, two breed exclusively in the [[USA]] and [[Canada]], and the other breeds in the [[USA]], [[Mexico]] and [[Guatemala]]. | A genus of small hummingbirds. Three of the species are limited to [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]] while of the rest, two breed exclusively in the [[USA]] and [[Canada]], and the other breeds in the [[USA]], [[Mexico]] and [[Guatemala]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ''Selasphorus'' is a genus in the Family [[: Category:Trochilidae|Trochilidae]]. | + | ''Selasphorus'' is a genus in the Family [[: Category:Trochilidae|Trochilidae]].<br /> |
| + | Calliope Hummingbird was formerly placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Stellula|Stellula]]''. | ||
{{Nav-Selasphorus}} | {{Nav-Selasphorus}} | ||
[[Category:Trochilidae]] | [[Category:Trochilidae]] | ||
Revision as of 19:13, 31 January 2013
Genus: Selasphorus
Description
A genus of small hummingbirds. Three of the species are limited to Costa Rica and Panama while of the rest, two breed exclusively in the USA and Canada, and the other breeds in the USA, Mexico and Guatemala.
Taxonomy
Selasphorus is a genus in the Family Trochilidae.
Calliope Hummingbird was formerly placed in the genus Stellula.
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| S. calliope | Calliope Hummingbird | ||
| S. rufus | Rufous Hummingbird | ||
| S. sasin | Allen's Hummingbird | ||
| S. platycercus | Broad-tailed Hummingbird | ||
| S. heloisa | Bumblebee Hummingbird | ||
| S. ellioti | Wine-throated Hummingbird | ||
| S. flammula | Volcano Hummingbird | ||
| S. scintilla | Scintillant Hummingbird | ||
| S. ardens | Glow-throated Hummingbird | ||
Pages in category ‘Selasphorus’
The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
