Green-fronted hummingbird

The green-fronted hummingbird (Leucolia viridifrons) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

Green-fronted hummingbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Leucolia
Species:
L. viridifrons
Binomial name
Leucolia viridifrons
Elliot, 1871
Distribution

Taxonomy

This species was formerly placed in the genus Amazilia. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Amazilia was polyphyletic.[2] In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the green-fronted hummingbird was one of three species to be placed in the resurrected genus Leucolia.[3][4]

Some taxonomic authorities (including the American Ornithological Society) consider the cinnamon-sided hummingbird (Leucolia wagneri) conspecific.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Mexico and western Guatemala. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Amazilia viridifrons". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T61200240A95166130. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61200240A95166130.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. McGuire, J.; Witt, C.; Remsen, J.V.; Corl, A.; Rabosky, D.; Altshuler, D.; Dudley, R. (2014). "Molecular phylogenetics and the diversification of hummingbirds". Current Biology. 24 (8): 910–916. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.016.
  3. Stiles, F.G.; Remsen, J.V. Jr.; Mcguire, J.A. (2017). "The generic classification of the Trochilini (Aves: Trochilidae): Reconciling taxonomy with phylogeny". Zootaxa. 4353 (3): 401–424. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4353.3.
  4. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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