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Hylocharis (white-eared hummingbirds)

Synonyms: Basilina; Brasiliana; Hylocaris

Wikipedia Abstract

Hylocharis is a genus of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It contains the following species: \n* Gilded sapphire (Hylocharis chrysura) \n* White-chinned sapphire (Hylocharis cyanus) \n* Blue-throated sapphire (Hylocharis eliciae) \n* Blue-headed sapphire (Hylocharis grayi) \n* Humboldt's sapphire (Hylocharis humboldtii) \n* Flame-rumped sapphire (Hylocharis pyropygia) - validity questionable. \n* (Rufous-throated sapphire (Amazilia sapphirina) previously belonged to Hylocharis.)
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Species

Hylocharis chrysura (Gilded Sapphire) (Attributes)
Hylocharis sapphirina (Rufous-throated Sapphire) (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