| Lesbiini | |
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| Festive Coquette, Lophornis chalybeus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Superorder: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Lesbiinae |
| Tribe: | Lesbiini Reichenbach, 1853 |
Lesbiini is a tribe of birds in the hummingbird family collectively called coquettes[1]. They range from Costa Rica to South America as well as the Caribbean. It contains the following species:
Species list[]
- 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
Formerly in Lesbiini[]
- Genus Anthocephala
- Santa Marta Blossomcrown, Anthocephala floriceps
- Andean Blossomcrown, Anthocephala berlepschi
References[]
- ^ John H. Boyd III (August 25, 2011). "METAVES III: Apodiformes". TiF Checklist. Retrieved 11-12-2024. Check date values in:
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