| Ramosomyia | |
|---|---|
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| Cinnamon-sided hummingbird, (Ramosomyia wagneri) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Trochilini |
| Genus: | Ramosomyia M.D. Bruce &F.G. Stiles, 2021 |
| Species | |
3, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
Leucolia | |
Ramosomyia is a genus in familyTrochilidae, the hummingbirds, that was created in 2021 to replaceLeucolia.
The genus contains three species:[1]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violet-crowned hummingbird
| Ramosomyia violiceps (Gould, 1859) Two subspecies
| Mexico and the southwestern United States. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Green-fronted hummingbird
| Ramosomyia viridifrons (Elliot, 1871) | Mexico and possibly Guatemala | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Cinnamon-sided hummingbird
| Ramosomyia wagneri (Phillips, AR, 1966) | Mexico | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
These species were early placed in the genusAmazilia. Amolecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the genusAmazilia waspolyphyletic.[2] In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, these Mexican species were placed in the resurrected genusLeucolia by some taxonomic systems.[3] However, a study published in 2021 showed thatLeucolia was not available because of theprinciple of priority. The authors proposed the new genusRamosomyia and in mid-2022 it was adopted by the North American Classification Committee of theAmerican Ornithological Society and theInternational Ornithological Committee.[4][5][1] As of that date theClements taxonomy retains the three species inLeucolia andBirdLife International'sHandbook of the Birds of the World in the earlierAmazilia.[6][7]
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