Doricha
Genus of birds
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Doricha is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae.
| Doricha | |
|---|---|
| |
| Female Mexican sheartail, Doricha eliza | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Mellisugini |
| Genus: | Doricha Reichenbach, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus enicurus (slender sheartail) Vieillot, 1818 | |
Taxonomy
The genus Doricha was introduced in 1854 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach to accommodate the slender sheartail which is thus the type species.[1][2] The genus name is that of Rhodopsis a celebrated Ancient Greek courtesan or hetaira.[3]
The genus contains the following species:[4]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican sheartail
Male
|
Doricha eliza (Lesson, RP & Delattre, 1839) |
Mexico |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
|
| Slender sheartail
Male
|
Doricha enicura (Vieillot, 1818) |
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
