Eupherusa
Eupherusa is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae. It contains the following five species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eupherusa ridgwayi | Mexican woodnymph | west Mexico | |
| Eupherusa cyanophrys | Oaxaca hummingbird | Sierra Madre del Sur in the Mexican state of Oaxaca | |
| Eupherusa eximia | Stripe-tailed hummingbird | southeastern Mexico to Panama. | |
| Eupherusa nigriventris | Black-bellied hummingbird | Costa Rica and Panama | |
| Eupherusa poliocerca | White-tailed hummingbird | Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero and extreme western Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| Eupherusa | |
|---|---|
| Oaxaca hummingbird, Eupherusa cyanophrys | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Trochilini |
| Genus: | Eupherusa Gould, 1857 |
| Type species | |
| Ornismya eximia DeLattre, 1843 | |
| Species | |
|
5, see text | |
The Mexican woodnymph was formerly placed in the genus Thalurania with other species with "woodnymph" in their English names. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Thalurania was non-monophyletic and that the Mexican woodnymph is closely related to species in Eupherusa. Based on this result the Mexican woodnymph is now placed in Eupherusa.
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