Loddigesia

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iLoddigesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Loddigesia
Bonaparte, 1850

The monotypic genus Loddigesia was created and named after George Loddiges.

Endemic to Peru, its only member, the Marvellous Spatuletail is unique among birds for having only four feathers in its tail.

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