Glaucis

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Glaucis
Bronzy hermit, Glaucis aeneus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Subfamily: Phaethornithinae
Genus: Glaucis
Boie, 1831[1]
Species

3, see text

Glaucis is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It contains the following species:

Image Name Common name Distribution
Glaucis aeneus Bronzy hermit eastern Honduras south to western Panama, and in the Chocó of western Colombia and north-western Ecuador.
Glaucis dohrnii Hook-billed hermit eastern Brazil
Glaucis hirsutus Rufous-breasted hermit or hairy hermit, Panama south to Bolivia, and on Trinidad, Tobago and Grenada.

References

  1. ^ Boie F (1831). "Bemerkungen über species und einige ornithologische familien und sippen". Isis (von Oken). 24: 538–548.