Eugenes is a genus of hummingbirds that inhabit North America.
| Eugenes | |
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| male Rivoli's hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Lampornithini |
| Genus: | Eugenes Gould, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus fulgens[1] Swainson, 1827
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| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Species edit
The genus contains two species:[2]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Rivoli's hummingbird
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Eugenes fulgens (Swainson, 1827) |
southwestern United States to Honduras and Nicaragua.
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Talamanca hummingbird
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Eugenes spectabilis (Lawrence, 1867) |
Costa Rica to Panama.
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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References edit
- ^ "Trochilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
External links edit
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