Phlogophilus

Phlogophilus
Ecuadorian piedtail (Phlogophilus hemileucurus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Subfamily: Lesbiinae
Tribe: Lesbiini
Genus:
Gould, 1860

Phlogophilus, or the piedtails, are a small genus of hummingbirds. It contains two species.[1]

Genus Phlogophilus – Gould, 1860 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Peruvian piedtail

Phlogophilus harterti
Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1901 		Peru
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Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Ecuadorian piedtail

Phlogophilus hemileucurus
Gould, 1860 		Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


References

  1. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2020.


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