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| Marvelous Spatuletail, Coeligenini and Long-tailed Sylph, Lesbiini | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Superorder: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Lesbiinae Reichenbach, 1853 |
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Brilliants and coquettes, subfamily Lesbiinae is a subfamily of hummingbirds in the Trochilidae family.
Species list[]
Lesbiini[]
- Genus Sephanoides – firecrowns (2 species)
- Green-backed Firecrown, Sephanoides sephaniodes
- Juan Fernández Firecrown, Sephanoides fernandensis
- Genus Discosura – thorntails (5 species, possibly one recently extinct)
- Racket-tailed Coquette, Discosura longicaudus
- Green Thorntail, Discosura conversii
- Wire-crested Thorntail, Discosura popelairii
- Black-bellied Thorntail, Discosura langsdorffi
- Coppery Thorntail/Letitia's Thorntail, Discosura letitiae
- Genus Lophornis – coquettes (10 species)
- Tufted Coquette, Lophornis ornatus
- Dot-eared Coquette, Lophornis gouldii
- Frilled Coquette, Lophornis magnificus
- Black-crested Coquette, Lophornis helenae
- White-crested Coquette, Lophornis adorabilis
- Peacock Coquette, Lophornis pavoninus
- Festive Coquette, Lophornis chalybeus
- Short-crested Coquette, Lophornis brachylophus
- Rufous-crested Coquette, Lophornis delattrei
- Spangled Coquette, Lophornis stictolophus
- Genus Phlogophilus – piedtails (2 species)
- Ecuadorian Piedtail, Phlogophilus hemileucurus
- Peruvian Piedtail, Phlogophilus harterti
- Genus Heliangelus – sunangels (9 species, one probably recently extinct)
- Royal Sunangel, Heliangelus regalis
- Gorgeted Sunangel, Heliangelus strophianus
- Orange-throated Sunangel, Heliangelus mavors
- Amethyst-throated Sunangel, Heliangelus amethysticollis
- Longuemare's Sunangel, Heliangelus amethysticollis(?) clarisse
- Little Sunangel/Flame-throated Sunangel, Heliangelus micraster
- Tourmaline Sunangel, Heliangelus exortis
- Purple-throated Sunangel, Heliangelus viola
- Genus Adelomyia
- Speckled Hummingbird, Adelomyia melanogenys
- Genus "Heliangelus"
- Bogota Sunangel, "Heliangelus" zusii
- Genus Taphrolesbia
- Grey-bellied Comet, Tapheolesbia griseiventris
- Genus Aglaiocercus – sylphs (3 species)
- Long-tailed Sylph, Aglaiocercus kingi
- Violet-tailed Sylph, Aglaiocercus coelestis
- Venezuelan Sylph, Aglaiocercus berlepschi
- Hellstern's Sylph, Aglaiocercus hellsterni[made-up sp.]
- Genus Sappho
- Red-tailed Comet, Sappho sparganura
- Genus Lesbia – trainbearers (2 species)
- Black-tailed Trainbearer, Lesbia victoriae
- Green-tailed Trainbearer, Lesbia nuna
- Genus Ramphomicron – typical thornbills (2 species)
- Black-backed Thornbill, Ramphomicron dorsale
- Purple-backed Thornbill, Ramphomicron microrhynchum
- Genus Oreotrochilus – hillstars (6 species)
- Wedge-tailed Hillstar, Oreotrochilus adela
- Andean Hillstar, Oreotrochilus estella
- Green-headed Hillstar, Oreotrochilus stolzmanni
- Ecuadorian Hillstar, Oreotrochilus chimborazo
- Black-breasted Hillstar, Oreotrochilus melanogaster
- White-sided Hillstar, Oreotrochilus leucopleurus
- Genus Opisthoprora
- Mountain Avocetbill, Opistoprora euryptera
- Genus Polyonymus
- Bronze-tailed Comet, Polyonymus caroli
- Genus Oxypogon – mountaineer, helmetcrest, thornbills (7 species)
- Rainbow-bearded Thornbill, Oxypogon herrani
- Rufous-capped Thornbill, Oxypogon ruficeps
- Olivaceous Thornbill, Oxypogon olivaceus
- Bearded Mountaineer, Oxypogon nobilis
- Blue-mantled Thornbill, Oxypogon stanleyi
- Green-bearded Helmetcrest / Bearded Helmetcrest, Oxypogon guerinii
- Blue-bearded Helmetcrest, Oxypogon cyanolaemus
- White-bearded Helmetcrest, Oxypogon lindenii
- Buffy Helmetcrest, Oxypogon stuebelii
- Bronze-tailed Thornbill, Oxypogon heteropogon
- Genus Metallura – metaltails (9 species)
- Black Metaltail, Metallura phoebe
- Tyrian Metaltail, Metallura tyrianthina
- Perija Metaltail, Metallura iracunda
- Scaled Metaltail, Metallura aeneocauda
- Coppery Metaltail, Metallura theresiae
- Fire-throated Metaltail/Firey-throated Metaltail, Metallura eupogon
- Neblina Metaltail, Metallura odomae
- Viridian Metaltail, Metallura williami
- Violet-throated Metaltail, Metallura baroni
Coeligenini[]
- Genus Haplophaedia – Haplophaedia pufflegs (3 species)
- Greenish Puffleg, Haplophaedia aureliae
- Buff-thighed Puffleg, Haplophaedia (aureliae) assimilis
- Hoary Puffleg, Haplophaedia lugens
- Genus Eriocnemis – typical pufflegs (12 species, one probably recently extinct)
- Black-breasted Puffleg, Eriocnemis nigrivestis
- Gorgeted Puffleg, Eriocnemis isabellae
- Glowing Puffleg, Eriocnemis vestita
- Black-thighed Puffleg, Eriocnemis derbyi
- Turquoise-throated Puffleg, Eriocnemis godini - possibly extinct (20th century?)
- Coppery-bellied Puffleg, Eriocnemis cupreoventris
- Sapphire-vented Puffleg, Eriocnemis luciani
- Coppery-naped Puffleg, Eriocnemis (luciani) sapphiropygia
- Golden-breasted Puffleg, Eriocnemis mosquera
- Blue-capped Puffleg, Eriocnemis glaucopoides
- Colourful Puffleg, Eriocnemis mirabilis
- Emerald-bellied Puffleg, Eriocnemis alinae
- Genus Aglaeactis – sunbeams (4 species)
- Shining Sunbeam, Aglaeactis cupripennis
- Purple-backed Sunbeam, Aglaeactis aliciae
- White-tufted Sunbeam, Aglaeactis castelnaudii
- Black-hooded Sunbeam, Aglaeactis pamela
- Genus Coeligena – incas and starfrontlets (13 species)
- Bronzy Inca, Coeligena coeligena
- Brown Inca, Coeligena wilsoni
- Black Inca, Coeligena prunellei
- Collared Inca, Coeligena torquata
- Gould's Inca, Coeligena torquata inca
- Violet-throated Starfrontlet, Coeligena violifer
- Rainbow Starfrontlet, Coeligena iris
- White-tailed Starfrontlet, Coeligena phalerata
- Dusky Starfrontlet, Coeligena orina
- Buff-winged Starfrontlet, Coeligena lutetiae
- Golden-bellied Starfrontlet, Coeligena bonapartei
- Golden Starfrontlet, Coeligena bonapartei eos
- Blue-throated Starfrontlet, Coeligena helianthea
- Genus Lafresnaya
- Mountain Velvetbreast, Lafresnaya lafresnayi
- Genus Ensifera
- Sword-billed Hummingbird, Enisfera enisfera
- Genus Pterophanes
- Great Sapphirewing, Pterophanes cyanopterus
- Genus Boissonneaua – coronets (3 species)
- Buff-tailed Coronet, Boissonneaua flavescens
- Chestnut-breasted Coronet, Boissonneaua matthewsii
- Velvet-purple Coronet, Boissonneaua jardini
- Genus Ocreatus
- Booted Racket-tail, Ocreatus underwoodii
- Genus Urosticte – whitetips (2 species)
- Purple-bibbed Whitetip, Urosticte benjamini
- Rufous-vented Whitetip, Urosticte ruficrissa
- Genus Urochroa
- White-tailed Hillstar, Urochroa bougueri
- Genus Clytolaema
- Brazilian Ruby, Clytolaema rubricauda
- Genus Heliodoxa – brilliants (9 species)
- Velvet-browed Brilliant, Heliodoxa xanthogonys
- Pink-throated Brilliant, Heliodoxa gularis
- Rufous-webbed Brilliant, Heliodoxa branickii
- Black-throated Brilliant, Heliodoxa schreibersii
- Gould's Jewelfront, Heliodoxa aurescens
- Fawn-breasted Brilliant, Heliodoxa rubinoides
- Green-crowned Brilliant, Heliodoxa jacula
- Empress Brilliant, Heliodoxa imperatrix
- Violet-fronted Brilliant, Heliodoxa leadbeateri
References[]
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