Discosura
| Discosura | |
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| Green thorntail, Discosura conversii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Discosura Bonaparte, 1850 |
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Discosura is a genus of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. The thorntails are sometimes placed in the genus Popelairia (Reichenbach, 1854), leaving Discosura for the racket-tailed coquette. On the contrary, some have argued for merging this genus into Lophornis, which they overall resemble, except for the highly modified tail-feathers of the males.
Species
- Wire-crested thorntail (Discosura popelairii)
- Black-bellied thorntail (Discosura langsdorffi)
- Letitia's thorntail (Discosura letitiae)
- Green thorntail (Discosura conversii)
- Racket-tailed coquette (Discosura longicaudus)
References
- Remsen, J.V. Jr.; Cadena, C.D.; Jaramillo, A.; Nores, M.; Pacheco, J.F.; Robbins, M.B., Schulenberg, T.S.; Stiles, F.G.; Stotz, D.F. & Zimmer K.J. (2008): A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithologists' Union. Accessed 2008-07-20.