Schistes
Schistes is a genus of hummingbird that was long considered to have only one species, the wedge-billed hummingbird S. geoffroyi. The genus usually includes 2 species, recognized by most authorities. The American Ornithological Society has yet to recognize the split:
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
_(22653616465).jpg) | Schistes geoffroyi | Geoffroy's wedgebill | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. |
| Schistes albogularis | White-throated wedgebill | Colombia and Ecuador. | |
| Schistes | |
|---|---|
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| White-throated wedgebill, (Schistes albogularis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Trochilinae |
| Genus: | Schistes Gould, 1846 |
| Species | |
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1 or 2 | |
References
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