Biology:Piedtail

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Short description: Genus of birds

Piedtail
Phlogophilus hemileucurus + Paphinia cristata - Gould - Humm. 161.jpg
Ecuadorian piedtail (Phlogophilus hemileucurus)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Tribe: Lesbiini
Genus: Phlogophilus
Gould, 1860

The piedtails are a small group of hummingbird in the genus Phlogophilus. It contains two species:[1]

References

  1. 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q251575 entry