| Doricha | |
|---|---|
 | |
| FemaleMexican sheartail,Doricha eliza | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Mellisugini |
| Genus: | Doricha Reichenbach, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus enicurus (slender sheartail) Vieillot, 1818 | |
Doricha is agenus ofhummingbirds in the familyTrochilidae.
The genus Doricha was introduced in 1854 by the German naturalistLudwig Reichenbach to accommodate theslender sheartail which is thus thetype species.[1][2] The genus name is that ofRhodopsis a celebrated Ancient Greek courtesan orhetaira.[3]
The genus contains the following species:[4]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican sheartail
Male
| Doricha eliza (Lesson, RP & Delattre, 1839) | Mexico | Size: Habitat: Diet: | NT |
| Slender sheartail
Male
| Doricha enicura (Vieillot, 1818) | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
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