Calothorax
Genus of birds
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Calothorax is a genus of birds in the hummingbird family Trochilidae.
| Calothorax | |
|---|---|
| |
| Lucifer sheartail, Calothorax lucifer | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Mellisugini |
| Genus: | Calothorax G.R. Gray, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Ornisma cyanopogon[1] = Cynanthus lucifer Lesson, 1829 | |
Taxonomy
The genus Calothorax was introduced in 1840 by the English zoologist George Robert Gray with the lucifer sheartail as the type species.[2][3] The name combines the Ancient Greek kalos meaning "beautiful" with thōrax meaning "breast".[4]
The genus contains two species:[5]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beautiful sheartail
|
Calothorax pulcher Gould, 1859 |
southern-central Mexico. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Lucifer sheartail
Male
|
Calothorax lucifer (Swainson, 1827) |
southwestern United States, from southwest Texas, extreme southwestern New Mexico to extreme southeastern Arizona, and in central and north Mexico. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
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