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 | |
3, see text |
Microchera is a genus of hummingbirds.
The 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 |
Microchera albocoronata (Lawrence, 1855) Two subspecies
[3]
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Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
Coppery-headed emerald |
Microchera cupreiceps (Lawrence, 1866) |
Costa Rica![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
White-tailed emerald |
Microchera chionura (Gould, 1851) |
Costa Rica and Panama.![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
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]
Microchera | |
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![]() | |
Snowcap (Microchera albocoronata) | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
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
| |
Species | |
3, see text |
Microchera is a genus of hummingbirds.
The genus includes three species: [2]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
---|---|---|---|---|
Snowcap |
Microchera albocoronata (Lawrence, 1855) Two subspecies
[3]
|
Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
Coppery-headed emerald |
Microchera cupreiceps (Lawrence, 1866) |
Costa Rica![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
White-tailed emerald |
Microchera chionura (Gould, 1851) |
Costa Rica and Panama.![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
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]