Leucippus (bird)
| Leucippus | |
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| Leucippus fallax | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Leucippus Bonaparte, 1850 |
| species | |
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L. fallax | |
Leucippus is a genus of hummingbirds. Its members are found in western South America. Two species, A. chionogaster, the white-bellied hummingbird and A. viridicauda, the green-and-white hummingbird are commonly placed in the genus Amazilia, while a third species, T. hypostictus, the many-spotted hummingbird, often is placed in the monotypic Taphrospilus, but are all sometimes placed here.
Species
- Buffy hummingbird, Leucippus fallax
- Tumbes hummingbird, Leucippus baeri
- Spot-throated hummingbird, Leucippus taczanowskii
- Olive-spotted hummingbird, Leucippus chlorocercus
References
- Hilty, Steven L (2003). Birds of Venezuela. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-6418-5.
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