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Amazilia
''Amazilia'' is a hummingbird genus in the subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in tropical Central America, Central and South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Amazilia'' was introduced in 1843 by the French naturalist René Lesson. Lesson had used ''amazilia'' in 1827 as the specific epithet of the amazilia hummingbird which is now the only species placed in the genus ''Amazilis''. The name comes from the Inca heroine in Jean-François Marmontel's novel ''Les Incas, ou la destruction de l'Empire du Pérou''. The type species was subsequently designated as the cinnamon hummingbird. The genus contains four species: * Cinnamon hummingbird, ''Amazilia rutila'' * Buff-bellied hummingbird, ''Amazilia yucatanensis'' * Rufous-tailed hummingbird, ''Amazilia tzacatl'' * Honduran emerald, ''Amazilia luciae'' An additional species is sometimes included: * Guanacaste hummingbird, ''Amazilia alfaroana'' (disputed) This genus formerly included many more species. A molecular phylogenetic study ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazilia Hummingbird
The amazilia hummingbird (''Amazilis amazilia'') is a hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is the only species placed in the genus ''Amazilis''. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its six subspecies differ primarily in their throat and belly colors. Taxonomy An illustration of the amazilia hummingbird together with the binomial name ''Orthorynchus amazilia'' was published in 1827 by the French naturalist René Lesson. In the following year he published a description. The specific epithet is from the name of the Inca heroine in Jean-François Marmontel's novel ''Les Incas, ou la destruction de l'Empire du Pérou''. The amazilia hummingbird was formerly placed in the genus ''Amazilia''. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the genus was polyphyletic. In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the amazilia hummingbird was moved by most taxonomic authorities to the resurrected genus ''Amazilis'' that h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |