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Lesbiinae
Subfamily of birds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lesbiinae is one of the six subfamilies that make up the hummingbird family Trochilidae.
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Lesbiinae | |
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Female black-tailed trainbearer (Lesbia victoriae) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Subfamily: | Lesbiinae Reichenbach, 1854 |
Tribes | |
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The subfamily is divided into two tribes: Heliantheini ("brilliants") containing 14 genera and Lesbiini ("coquettes") containing 18 genera.[1][2]