Cynanthus
Genus of birds
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Cynanthus is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.
| Cynanthus | |
|---|---|
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| Broad-billed hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Trochilini |
| Genus: | Cynanthus Swainson, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Cynanthus latirostris[1] Swainson, 1827 | |
| Species | |
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6, see text | |
Species
The genus contains the following species:[2]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broad-billed hummingbird
|
Cynanthus latirostris Swainson, 1827 Three subspecies
|
southeastern Arizona and extreme southwestern New Mexico of the Southwestern United States and northern Sonora of Northwestern MexicoMap.png) |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Tres Marias hummingbird | Cynanthus lawrencei (Berlepsch, 1887) |
Islas Marías island group of Mexico |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
|
| Turquoise-crowned hummingbird or Doubleday's hummingbird
|
Cynanthus doubledayi (Bourcier,, 1847) |
Pacific coast of south-west Mexico |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Golden-crowned emerald
|
Cynanthus auriceps (Gould, 1852) |
west and central Mexico | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Cozumel emerald
|
Cynanthus forficatus (Ridgway, 1885) |
Islands off Yucatán Peninsula |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Canivet's emerald
|
Cynanthus canivetii (Lesson, 1832) Three subspecies
|
southeast Mexico to Costa Rica | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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