Elliotomyia
Genus of birds
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Elliotomyia is a genus in the family of Hummingbirds.
| Elliotomyia | |
|---|---|
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| White-bellied hummingbird, (Elliotomyia chionogaster) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Trochilini |
| Genus: | Elliotomyia Stiles & Remsen, 2019 |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Species
The genus contains two species:[1]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-bellied hummingbird
|
Elliotomyia chionogaster (Tschudi, 1846) Two subspecies
|
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Green-and-white hummingbird
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Elliotomyia viridicauda (von Berlepsch, 1883) |
Peru |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
These species were formerly placed in the genus Amazilia. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Amazilia was polyphyletic.[2] In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the white-bellied hummingbird and the green-and-white hummingbird were placed in a new genus Elliotomyia.[1][3][4]
