Barbthroat
The barbthroats are a genus Threnetes of South American hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae.
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| Band-tailed barbthroat, Threnetes ruckeri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Phaethornithinae |
| Genus: | Threnetes Gould, 1852 |
| Species | |
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The genus contains the following species:[1]
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
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| Threnetes leucurus | Pale-tailed barbthroat | Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela | |
| Threnetes niger | Sooty barbthroat | French Guiana | |
| Threnetes ruckeri | Band-tailed barbthroat | from southeastern Guatemala and Belize to western Ecuador and western Venezuela |
The supposed "black barbthroats", described as T. grzimeki, are actually juvenile males of the rufous-breasted hermit (Glaucis hirsuta).
References
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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