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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.


Genus Selasphorus viewedit
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
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