Ramosomyia | |
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Cinnamon-sided hummingbird, (Ramosomyia wagneri) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Tribe: | Trochilini |
Genus: |
Ramosomyia M.D. Bruce & F.G. Stiles, 2021 |
Species | |
3, see text | |
Synonyms | |
Leucolia |
Ramosomyia is a genus in family Trochilidae, the hummingbirds, that was created in 2021 to replace Leucolia.
The genus contains three species: [1]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
---|---|---|---|---|
Violet-crowned hummingbird |
Ramosomyia violiceps (Gould, 1859) Two subspecies
|
Mexico and the southwestern United States.![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
Green-fronted hummingbird |
Ramosomyia viridifrons (Elliot, 1871) |
Mexico and possibly Guatemala![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
Cinnamon-sided hummingbird |
Ramosomyia wagneri (Phillips, AR, 1966) |
Mexico![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
These species were early placed in the genus
Amazilia. A
molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the genus Amazilia was
polyphyletic.
[2] In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, these Mexican species were placed in the resurrected genus Leucolia by some taxonomic systems.
[3] However, a study published in 2021 showed that Leucolia was not available because of the
principle of priority. The authors proposed the new genus Ramosomyia and in mid-2022 it was adopted by the North American Classification Committee of the
American Ornithological Society and the
International Ornithological Committee.
[4]
[5]
[1] As of that date the
Clements taxonomy retains the three species in Leucolia and
BirdLife International's
Handbook of the Birds of the World in the earlier Amazilia.
[6]
[7]
Ramosomyia | |
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![]() | |
Cinnamon-sided hummingbird, (Ramosomyia wagneri) | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Tribe: | Trochilini |
Genus: |
Ramosomyia M.D. Bruce & F.G. Stiles, 2021 |
Species | |
3, see text | |
Synonyms | |
Leucolia |
Ramosomyia is a genus in family Trochilidae, the hummingbirds, that was created in 2021 to replace Leucolia.
The genus contains three species: [1]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
---|---|---|---|---|
Violet-crowned hummingbird |
Ramosomyia violiceps (Gould, 1859) Two subspecies
|
Mexico and the southwestern United States.![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
Green-fronted hummingbird |
Ramosomyia viridifrons (Elliot, 1871) |
Mexico and possibly Guatemala![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
Cinnamon-sided hummingbird |
Ramosomyia wagneri (Phillips, AR, 1966) |
Mexico![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
These species were early placed in the genus
Amazilia. A
molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the genus Amazilia was
polyphyletic.
[2] In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, these Mexican species were placed in the resurrected genus Leucolia by some taxonomic systems.
[3] However, a study published in 2021 showed that Leucolia was not available because of the
principle of priority. The authors proposed the new genus Ramosomyia and in mid-2022 it was adopted by the North American Classification Committee of the
American Ornithological Society and the
International Ornithological Committee.
[4]
[5]
[1] As of that date the
Clements taxonomy retains the three species in Leucolia and
BirdLife International's
Handbook of the Birds of the World in the earlier Amazilia.
[6]
[7]