Chalcostigma
| Chalcostigma | |
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| Chalcostigma herrani | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Chalcostigma L. Reichenbach, 1854 |
Chalcostigma is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek khalkos meaning bronze and stigme for a spot or mark, a reference to the beard on the bronze-tailed thornbill.[1] It contains the following species:
- Rainbow-bearded thornbill (Chalcostigma herrani)
- Bronze-tailed thornbill (Chalcostigma heteropogon)
- Olivaceous thornbill (Chalcostigma olivaceum)
- Rufous-capped thornbill (Chalcostigma ruficeps)
- Blue-mantled thornbill (Chalcostigma stanleyi)
References
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (1991). A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 48. ISBN 0-19-854634-3.
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