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From [[Mexico]] to [[South America]]. | From [[Mexico]] to [[South America]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ''Saucerottia'' is a genus recognised by Clements (2007) in the family [[: Category:Trochilidae|Trochilidae]]. Opus follows Sibley & Monroe (1996) and Dickinson (2003) and places these species in genus ''[[: Category:Amazilia|Amazilia]]''. | + | ''Saucerottia'' is a genus recognised by Clements (2007)<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> in the family [[: Category:Trochilidae|Trochilidae]]. Opus follows Sibley & Monroe (1996)<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> and Dickinson (2003)<sup>[[#References|3]]</sup> and places these species in genus ''[[: Category:Amazilia|Amazilia]]''. If recognized, ''Saucerottia'' would include [[Steely-vented Hummingbird]], [[Indigo-capped Hummingbird]], [[Alfaros Hummingbird]], [[Snowy-bellied Hummingbird]], [[Blue-tailed Hummingbird]], [[Berylline Hummingbird]], [[Green-bellied Hummingbird]], [[Copper-tailed Hummingbird]], and [[Copper-rumped Hummingbird]]. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
# Clements JF. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | # Clements JF. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | ||
| + | # Sibley CG & Monroe BL. 1996. ''Birds of the World'', on diskette, Windows version 2.0. Charles G. Sibley, Santa Rosa, CA, USA. | ||
# Dickinson EC (ed.) 2003. ''The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World''. 3rd ed. Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, USA. ISBN 9780691117010 | # Dickinson EC (ed.) 2003. ''The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World''. 3rd ed. Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, USA. ISBN 9780691117010 | ||
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[[Category:Trochilidae]] | [[Category:Trochilidae]] | ||
Revision as of 02:06, 9 October 2008
Genus: Saucerottia
Description
From Mexico to South America.
Taxonomy
Saucerottia is a genus recognised by Clements (2007)1 in the family Trochilidae. Opus follows Sibley & Monroe (1996)2 and Dickinson (2003)3 and places these species in genus Amazilia. If recognized, Saucerottia would include Steely-vented Hummingbird, Indigo-capped Hummingbird, Alfaros Hummingbird, Snowy-bellied Hummingbird, Blue-tailed Hummingbird, Berylline Hummingbird, Green-bellied Hummingbird, Copper-tailed Hummingbird, and Copper-rumped Hummingbird.
References
- Clements JF. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- Sibley CG & Monroe BL. 1996. Birds of the World, on diskette, Windows version 2.0. Charles G. Sibley, Santa Rosa, CA, USA.
- Dickinson EC (ed.) 2003. The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed. Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, USA. ISBN 9780691117010
Pages in category ‘Saucerottia’
The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
