Chalcostigma Explained

Chalcostigma is a genus of South American hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae.

Taxonomy and species list

The genus Chalcostigma was introduced in 1854 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach.^[1] The type species was subsequently designated as the bronze-tailed thornbill by George Gray.^{[2] [3]} The name of the genus is derived from the Greek khalkos meaning bronze and stigme for a spot or mark, a reference to the beard on the bronze-tailed thornbill.^[4]

The genus contains the following five species:^[5]

Notes and References

1. Reichenbach . Ludwig . Ludwig Reichenbach . 1854 . Aufzählung der Colibris Oder Trochilideen in ihrer wahren natürlichen Verwandtschaft, nebst Schlüssel ihrer Synonymik . Journal für Ornithologie (Supplement) . 1 . 1–24 [12] . German .
2. Book: Gray, George Robert . George Robert Gray . 1855 . Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum . London . British Museum . 141 .
3. Book: Peters . James Lee . James L. Peters . 1945 . Check-List of Birds of the World . 5 . Harvard University Press . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 121 .
4. Book: Jobling, James A. . A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . . 1991 . Oxford . 48 . 0-19-854634-3 .
5. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . July 2020 . Hummingbirds . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 2 January 2021 .