Urochroa

Urochroa is a genus of hummingbird containing two recently-split species.[1]

Urochroa
Urochroa bougueri from A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds Volume 2 (1861)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Subfamily: Trochilinae
Genus: Urochroa
Gould, 1856
Species
  • Urochroa bougueri
  • Urochroa leucura

Species

The genus contains two species.[2]

ImageNameCommon nameDistribution
Urochroa bougueriRufous-gaped hillstarsouthern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru
Urochroa leucuraGreen-backed hillstarsouthern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru

References
  1. "Proposal (775) to South American Classification Committee - Split Urochroa bougueri into two species".
  2. 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 Urochroa at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Urochroa at Wikispecies


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