Elvira (genus)

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Elvira
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Elvira
Mulsant,
J. Verreaux &
E. Verreaux, 1866
species

E. chionura
E. cupreiceps

Elvira is a genus of hummingbirds. It consists of two small species. They are:

Coppery-headed Emerald is endemic to Costa Rica, but White-tailed Emerald also breeds in neighbouring Panama.

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