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Jacobin (hummingbird)
The jacobins are two species of hummingbirds in the genus Florisuga.
| Jacobin (hummingbird) | |
|---|---|
| Black jacobin, (Florisuga fusca) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Florisuginae |
| Genus: | Florisuga Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus mellivorus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species | |
| 2, see text | |
Taxonomy edit
The genus Florisuga was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. The name combines the Latin flos, floris meaning "flower" with sugere meaning "to suck".[1] The type species is the white-necked jacobin.[2]
The genus contains the following species:[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florisuga mellivora | White-necked jacobin | Mexico, south to Peru, Bolivia and south Brazil | |
| Florisuga fusca | Black jacobin | eastern Brazil, Uruguay, eastern Paraguay, and far north-eastern Argentina |
References edit
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1945). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 21.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2020.