Calothorax
Genus of birds
| Calothorax | |
|---|---|
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| Lucifer sheartail, Calothorax lucifer | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Mellisugini |
| Genus: | Calothorax G.R. Gray, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Ornisma cyanopogon[1] = Cynanthus lucifer Lesson, 1829 | |
Calothorax is a genus of birds in the hummingbird family Trochilidae.
Taxonomy
The genus Calothorax was introduced in 1840 by the English zoologist George Robert Gray with the lucifer sheartail as the type species.[2][3] The name combines the Ancient Greek kalos meaning "beautiful" with thōrax meaning "breast".[4]
The genus contains two species:[5]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beautiful sheartail
| Calothorax pulcher Gould, 1859 | southern-central Mexico. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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| Lucifer sheartail
| Calothorax lucifer (Swainson, 1827) | southwestern United States, from southwest Texas, extreme southwestern New Mexico to extreme southeastern Arizona, and in central and north Mexico. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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References
- ^ "Trochilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ Gray, George Robert (1840). A List of the Genera of Birds : with an Indication of the Typical Species of Each Genus. London: R. and J.E. Taylor. p. 13.
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1945). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 134.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 86. 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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