| Schistes | |
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| White-throated daggerbill, (Schistes albogularis) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Polytminae |
| Genus: | Schistes Gould, 1852 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus geoffroyi[1] Bourcier, 1843 | |
| Species | |
1 or 2 | |
Schistes is a genus of hummingbirds in the familyTrochilidae. It was long considered to have only one species, thewedge-billed hummingbird but this species was split. The genus now includes two species:[2]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffroy's daggerbill
| Schistes geoffroyi (Bourcier, 1843) | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| White-throated daggerbill
| Schistes albogularis Gould, 1852 | Colombia and Ecuador. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
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