Microchera is a genus of hummingbirds.
| Microchera | |
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| Snowcap (Microchera albocoronata) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Trochilini |
| Genus: | Microchera Gould, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Mellisuga albocoronata[1] Lawrence, 1855
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| Species | |
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3, see text | |
Species
editThe genus includes three species:[2]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Snowcap
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Microchera albocoronata (Lawrence, 1855) Two subspecies[3]
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Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Coppery-headed emerald
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Microchera cupreiceps (Lawrence, 1866) |
Costa Rica
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| White-tailed emerald
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Microchera chionura (Gould, 1851) |
Costa Rica and Panama.
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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The white-tailed emerald and the coppery-headed emerald were formerly placed in the genus Elvira. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that these two species were closely related to the snowcap in the genus Microchera.[4] The three species were therefore placed together in Microchera which has priority.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Trochilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (August 2022). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List. v 12.2. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
- ^ McGuire, J.; Witt, C.; Remsen, J.V.; Corl, A.; Rabosky, D.; Altshuler, D.; Dudley, R. (2014). "Molecular phylogenetics and the diversification of hummingbirds". Current Biology. 24 (8): 910–916. Bibcode:2014CBio...24..910M. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.016. PMID 24704078.
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