Heliothryx
Heliothryx is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. The genus is assigned to the subfamily Polytminae which is sometimes referred to by the informal name "mangoes".
| Heliothryx | |
|---|---|
| Purple-crowned fairy (Heliothryx barroti) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Polytminae |
| Genus: | Heliothryx F. Boie, 1831 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus auritus (black-eared fairy) Gmelin, JF, 1788 | |
| Species | |
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