Microchera
Genus of birds
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Microchera is a genus of hummingbirds.
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| Microchera | |
|---|---|
| |
| Snowcap (Microchera albocoronata) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Trochilini |
| Genus: | Microchera Gould, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Mellisuga albocoronata[1] Lawrence, 1855 | |
| Species | |
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3, see text | |
Species
The genus includes three species:[2]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowcap
Male
|
Microchera albocoronata (Lawrence, 1855) Two subspecies[3]
|
Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Coppery-headed emerald
Male
|
Microchera cupreiceps (Lawrence, 1866) |
Costa Rica |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| White-tailed emerald
|
Microchera chionura (Gould, 1851) |
Costa Rica and Panama. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
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The white-tailed emerald and the coppery-headed emerald were formerly placed in the genus Elvira. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that these two species were closely related to the snowcap in the genus Microchera.[4] The three species were therefore placed together in Microchera which has priority.[2]
