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Discosura
Genus of birds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Discosura is a genus of South and Central American hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae. The thorntails are sometimes placed in the genus Popelairia (Reichenbach, 1854), leaving Discosura for the racket-tailed coquette. On the contrary, some have argued for merging this genus into Lophornis, which they overall resemble, except for the highly modified tail-feathers of the males.
Quick Facts Discosura, Scientific classification ...
Discosura | |
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Green thorntail, Discosura conversii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Tribe: | Lesbiini |
Genus: | Discosura Bonaparte, 1850 |
Type species | |
Trochilus longicaudus (racket-tailed coquette) Gmelin, JF, 1788 | |
Species | |
5, see text |
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