| Goldmania | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Violet-capped hummingbird, (Goldmania violiceps) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Trochilini |
| Genus: | Goldmania Nelson, 1911 |
| Type species | |
| Goldmania violiceps[1] Nelson, 1911 | |
| Species | |
2, see text | |
Goldmania is a genus in the family ofHummingbirds, and consists of 2 species.
The two species are:[2]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violet-capped hummingbird
| Goldmania violiceps Nelson, 1911 | Costa Rica and Panama | Size: Habitat: Diet: | NT |
| Pirre hummingbird | Goldmania bella (Nelson, 1912) | Panama and far northwestern Colombia | Size: Habitat: Diet: | NT |
The Pirre hummingbird was formerly placed in themonospecific genusGoethalsia. Amolecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the Pirre hummingbird was closely related to the violet-capped hummingbird in the genusGoldmania.[3] The two species were therefore placed together inGoldmania which has priority.[2]
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