Calliphlox
Calliphlox is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.
| Calliphlox | |
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| Amethyst woodstar, Calliphlox amethystina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Trochilinae |
| Genus: | Calliphlox F. Boie, 1831 |
| Species | |
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5, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Philodice | |
The genus was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1831.[1] The type species was subsequently designated as the amethyst woodstar (Calliphlox amethystina).[2] The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek kalliphlox meaning "beautifully blazing".[3]
It contains the following five species:[4]
- Bahama woodstar, Calliphlox evelynae
- Inagua woodstar, Calliphlox lyrura
- Magenta-throated woodstar, Calliphlox bryantae
- Purple-throated woodstar, Calliphlox mitchellii
- Amethyst woodstar, Calliphlox amethystina
References
- Boie, Friedrich (1831). "Bemerkungen über Species und einige ornithologische Familien und Sippen". Isis von Oken (in German). Cols 538–548 [544].
- Peters, James Lee, ed. (1945). Check-list of Birds of the World. Volume 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 135.
- Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Hummingbirds". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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