| Schistes | |
|---|---|
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| White-throated daggerbill, (Schistes albogularis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Polytminae |
| Genus: | Schistes Gould, 1852 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus geoffroyi[1] Bourcier, 1843 | |
| Species | |
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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:[2]
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schistes geoffroyi | Geoffroy's daggerbill | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. |
| Schistes albogularis | White-throated daggerbill | Colombia and Ecuador. | |
References
- ↑ "Trochilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ↑ 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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