Doricha
| Doricha | |
|---|---|
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| Mexican sheartail, Doricha eliza | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Mellisugini |
| Genus: | Doricha Reichenbach, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus enicurus (slender sheartail) Vieillot, 1818
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Doricha is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae.
Taxonomy
The genus Doricha was introduced in 1854 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach to accommodate the slender sheartail which is thus the type species.[1][2] The genus name is that of Rhodopsis a celebrated Ancient Greek courtesan or hetaira.[3]
The genus contains the following species:[4]
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
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Doricha eliza | Mexican sheartail | Mexico |
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Doricha enicura | Slender sheartail | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. |
References
- ^ Reichenbach, Ludwig (1854). "Aufzählung der Colibris Oder Trochilideen in ihrer wahren natürlichen Verwandtschaft, nebst Schlüssel ihrer Synonymik". Journal für Ornithologie (Supplement) (in German). 1: 1–24 [12].
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1945). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 132-133.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2022). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 12.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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