Heliothryx is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. The genus is assigned to the subfamily Polytminae which is sometimes referred to by the informal name "mangoes".
^Boie, Friedrich (1831). "Bemerkungen über Species und einige ornithologische Familien und Sippen". Isis von Oken (in German). Cols 538–548 [547].
^Gray, George Robert (1840). A List of the Genera of Birds : with an Indication of the Typical Species of Each Genus. London: R. and J.E. Taylor. p. 14.
^Peters, James Lee, ed. (1945). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 126.
^Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 188. ISBN978-1-4081-2501-4.
^Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2022). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 12.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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heliothryx, genus, hummingbird, family, trochilidae, genus, assigned, subfamily, polytminae, which, sometimes, referred, informal, name, mangoes, purple, crowned, fairy, barroti, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass. Heliothryx is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae The genus is assigned to the subfamily Polytminae which is sometimes referred to by the informal name mangoes HeliothryxPurple crowned fairy Heliothryx barroti Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesClade StrisoresOrder ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeSubfamily PolytminaeGenus HeliothryxF Boie 1831Type speciesTrochilus auritus black eared fairy Gmelin JF 1788Species2 see textTaxonomy editThe genus Heliothryx was introduced in 1831 by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie 1 Boie did not specify the type species but this was designated as the black eared fairy by George Robert Gray in 1840 2 3 The genus name combines the Ancient Greek helios meaning sun with thrix meaning hair 4 The genus contains the following two species 5 Genus Heliothryx F Boie 1831 two species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated populationBlack eared fairy nbsp Heliothryx auritus Gmelin JF 1788 Three subspecies H a auritus Gmelin JF 1788 southeast Colombia and east Ecuador through Venezuela the Guianas and north BrazilH a phainolaemus Gould 1855 north central Brazil south of the Amazon H a auriculatus Nordmann 1835 east Peru to central Bolivia and central east Brazil Bolivia Brazil Colombia Ecuador French Guiana Guyana Peru Suriname and Venezuela nbsp Size Habitat Diet LC Purple crowned fairy nbsp Heliothryx barroti Bourcier 1843 southeastern Mexico south to southwestern Ecuador nbsp Size Habitat Diet LC References edit Boie Friedrich 1831 Bemerkungen uber Species und einige ornithologische Familien und Sippen Isis von Oken in German Cols 538 548 547 Gray George Robert 1840 A List of the Genera of Birds with an Indication of the Typical Species of Each Genus London R and J E Taylor p 14 Peters James Lee ed 1945 Check List of Birds of the World Vol 5 Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard University Press p 126 Jobling James A 2010 The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names London Christopher Helm p 188 ISBN 978 1 4081 2501 4 Gill Frank Donsker David Rasmussen Pamela eds January 2022 Hummingbirds IOC World Bird List Version 12 1 International Ornithologists Union Retrieved 11 July 2022 nbsp This hummingbird related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heliothryx amp oldid 1195783425, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
