Oreotrochilus
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Taxonavigation
editFamilia: Trochilidae
Subfamilia: Trochilinae
Genus: Oreotrochilus
Species: O. adela – O. chimborazo – O. cyanolaemus – O. estella – O. leucopleurus – O. melanogaster – O. stolzmanni
Name
editOreotrochilus Gould, 1847
- Typus: Trochilus estella d’Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838 = Oreotrochilus estella
Synonyms
edit- Alcidius Boucard, 1895 HummingBird p.345 BHL
References
editPrimary references
edit- Gould, J. 1847. Drafts for a new arrangement of the Trochilidae, with descriptions of some new Species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt 15 no.168: 7–11 BHL cont. 16–17 BHL Reference page. p. 9 BHL
Additional references
edit- Sornoza Molina, F., Freile, J.F., Nilsson, J., Krabbe, N. & Bonaccorso, E. 2018. A striking, critically endangered, new species of hillstar (Trochilidae: Oreotrochilus) from the southwestern Andes of Ecuador. The Auk 135(4): 1146–1171. Full article view DOI: 10.1642/AUK-18-58.1 Reference page.
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