Glaucis Explained

Glaucis is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

Taxonomy

The genus Glaucis was introduced in 1831 by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie.^[1] The type species was designated as the rufous-breasted hermit by George Robert Gray in 1840.^{[2] [3]} The genus name is from the Ancient Greek glaukos meaning "blue-grey", "glaucous" or "pale green".^[4]

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

Notes and References

1. Boie . Friedrich . Friedrich Boie . 1831 . Bemerkungen über Species und einige ornithologische Familien und Sippen . Isis von Oken . 1831 . German . Cols 538–548 [545].
2. Book: Gray, George Robert . George Robert Gray . 1840 . A List of the Genera of Birds : with an Indication of the Typical Species of Each Genus . London . R. and J.E. Taylor . 13 .
3. Book: Peters . James Lee . James L. Peters . 1945 . Check-List of Birds of the World . 5 . Harvard University Press . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 4 .
4. Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 174 .
5. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . January 2022 . Hummingbirds . IOC World Bird List Version 12.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 11 July 2022 .