User blog:StaraptorEmpoleon/Hummingbird taxonomic changes

IN this blog post, I'll be charting all of the taxonomic changes to the hummingbird family.

First off, this is a very daunting task because there are so many genera and species of hummingbirds. Even though we know, what a hummingbird is and what is not, that still does not mean changes won't take place!

The latest changes are based on Taxonomy in Flux, as well as H&M-4 (Dickinson and Remsen, 2013). For the sake of TiF, I'll be using the arrow ( →  ) symbol, so it'll look like I'm not copying Boyd.


 * Anthracothorax →  Eulampis.
 * Kirchman et al. (2010) found that the Bogota Sunangel is not part of Heliangelus. It was left with no genus, and is currently "Heliangelus".
 * Chalcostigma and Oreonympha →  Oxypogon.
 * Marvellous Spatuletail (Loddigesia) →  Eriocnemis. However, this causes a name conflict with the Colourful Puffleg, and is now called Eriocnemis "mirabilis".
 * Clytolaema →  Heliodoxa.
 * Nesophlox and Philodice have been separated from Calliphlox. Nesophlox may consist of two species (Feo et al., 2015).
 * Atthis →  Selasphorus