Doricha Explained

Doricha is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae.

Taxonomy

The genus Doricha was introduced in 1854 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach to accommodate the slender sheartail which is thus the type species.[1] [2] The genus name is that of Rhodopsis a celebrated Ancient Greek courtesan or hetaira.[3]

The genus contains the following species:[4]

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: Peters . James Lee . James L. Peters . 1945 . Check-List of Birds of the World . 5 . Harvard University Press . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 132–133 .
  3. Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 139 .
  4. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . August 2022 . Hummingbirds . IOC World Bird List Version 12.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 15 September 2022 .

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