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''Microchera'' is a genus of
hummingbird Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the Family (biology), biological family Trochilidae. With approximately 366 species and 113 genus, genera, they occur from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, but most species are found in Cen ...
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Species

The genus includes three species: The white-tailed emerald and the coppery-headed emerald were formerly placed in the genus ''Elvira''. A
molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
study published in 2014 found that these two species were closely related to the snowcap in the genus ''Microchera''. The three species were therefore placed together in ''Microchera'' which has priority.


References

Microchera Bird genera Birds of Central America {{hummingbird-stub