Eupetomena
Genus of birds
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Eupetomena is a genus in the hummingbird family Trochilidae. It contains two species which are both found in eastern South America.
| Eupetomena | |
|---|---|
| |
| Swallow-tailed hummingbird, (Eupetomena macroura) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Trochilini |
| Genus: | Eupetomena Gould, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus macroura (swallow-tailed hummingbird) Gmelin, JF, 1788 | |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Taxonomy
The genus Eupetomena was introduced in 1853 by the English ornithologist John Gould to accommodate a single species, the swallow-tailed hummingbird which therefore becomes the type species.[1] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek eu (εὐ-) meaning "good" and the neuter participle petomena (πετόμενα) meaning "always on the wing" or "flying" (from petomai, πέτομαι, "to fly").[2] Literally, it can mean "the one that flies well, good flyer" (εὐπετόμενα).[3][4]
The genus contains two species:[5]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swallow-tailed hummingbird
|
Eupetomena macroura (Gmelin, JF, 1788) Five subspecies
|
Guianas, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay and northeast Argentina |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Sombre hummingbird
|
Eupetomena cirrochloris (Vieillot, 1818) |
Brazil |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
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The sombre hummingbird was formerly placed in the genus Aphantochroa but based primarily on a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014, Aphantochroa has been merged into Eupetomena.[5][6][7]
