Nesophlox
Genus of birds
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Nesophlox is a genus in the family of Hummingbirds. It consists of two endemic hummingbirds of the Bahamas.
| Nesophlox | |
|---|---|
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| Bahama woodstar, (Nesophlox evelynae) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Mellisugini |
| Genus: | Nesophlox Ridgway, 1910 |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Calliphlox | |
Species
The genus contains two species:[1]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahama woodstar
|
Nesophlox evelynae (Bourcier, 1847) |
Bahama and Turks and Caicos islands |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Inagua woodstar
|
Nesophlox lyrura (Gould, 1869) |
Inagua in the Bahamas. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
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These species were formerly placed in the genus Calliphlox. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2014 and 2017 found that the genus Calliphlox was polyphyletic.[2][3] In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the Bahama woodstar and the Inagua woodstar were moved to the resurrected genus Nesophlox that had been introduced by Robert Ridgway in 1910.[1][4]
