Aglaeactis

Aglaeactis is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae.

Aglaeactis
White-tufted sunbeam, Aglaeactis castelnaudii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Subfamily: Trochilinae
Genus: Aglaeactis
Gould, 1848
Species

4, see text

It contains the following species:

ImageNameCommon nameDistribution
Aglaeactis cupripennisShining sunbeamColombia, Ecuador, and Peru
Aglaeactis aliciaePurple-backed sunbeamPeru.
Aglaeactis castelnaudiiWhite-tufted sunbeamPeru.
Aglaeactis pamelaBlack-hooded sunbeamBolivia



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