Schistes
Schistes is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae. It was long considered to have only one species, the wedge-billed hummingbird but this species was split. The genus now includes two species:[1]
Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
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Schistes geoffroyi | Geoffroy's daggerbill | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. | |
Schistes albogularis | White-throated daggerbill | Colombia and Ecuador. | |
Schistes | |
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White-throated daggerbill, (Schistes albogularis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Subfamily: | Trochilinae |
Genus: | Schistes Gould, 1852 |
Species | |
1 or 2 |
References
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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