Eugenes

Eugenes is usually considered a monotypic genus with its sole member the magnificent hummingbird (E. fulgens).

Eugenes
male Rivoli's hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Subfamily: Trochilinae
Genus: Eugenes
Gould, 1856
Species

2, see text

Species

The genus contains two species:[1]

MaleFemaleCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Rivoli's hummingbirdEugenes fulgenssouthwestern United States to Honduras and Nicaragua.
Talamanca hummingbirdEugenes spectabilisCosta Rica to Panama.


References
  1. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  • Media related to Eugenes at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Eugenes at Wikispecies


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