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Selasphorus (rufous hummingbirds)

Synonyms: Atthis; Selasopherus; Selatophorus; Selosphorus; Stellula

Wikipedia Abstract

Selasphorus is a genus of hummingbirds. It contains the following seven species: \n* Scintillant hummingbird, Selasphorus scintilla \n* Glow-throated hummingbird, Selasphorus ardens \n* Volcano hummingbird, Selasphorus flammula \n* Broad-tailed hummingbird, Selasphorus platycercus \n* Rufous hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus \n* Allen's hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin \n* Calliope hummingbird, Selasphorus calliope The last species to be described was in 1870.
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Species

Selasphorus ardens (Glow-throated Hummingbird) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Selasphorus calliope (Calliope Hummingbird) (Attributes)
Selasphorus ellioti (Wine-throated Hummingbird) (Attributes)
Selasphorus flammula (Volcano Hummingbird) (Attributes)
Selasphorus heloisa (Bumblebee Hummingbird) (Attributes)
Selasphorus platycercus (Broad-tailed Hummingbird) (Attributes)
Selasphorus rufus (Rufous Hummingbird) (Attributes)
Selasphorus sasin (Allen's Hummingbird) (Attributes)
Selasphorus scintilla (Scintillant Hummingbird) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0