Eupherusa
| Eupherusa | |
|---|---|
| Oaxaca hummingbird, Eupherusa cyanophrys | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Trochilini |
| Genus: | Eupherusa Gould, 1857 |
| Type species | |
| Ornismya eximia DeLattre, 1843 | |
| Species | |
|
5, see text | |
Eupherusa is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae. It contains the following five species:
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican woodnymph | Eupherusa ridgwayi (Nelson, 1900) |
west Mexico |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
|
| Oaxaca hummingbird | Eupherusa cyanophrys Rowley & Orr, 1964 |
Sierra Madre del Sur in the Mexican state of Oaxaca |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EN
|
| Stripe-tailed hummingbird | Eupherusa eximia (Delattre, 1843) |
southeastern Mexico to Panama. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Black-bellied hummingbird | Eupherusa nigriventris Lawrence, 1868 |
Costa Rica and Panama |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| White-tailed hummingbird
|
Eupherusa poliocerca Elliot, 1871 |
Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero and extreme western Oaxaca, Mexico |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
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The Mexican woodnymph was formerly placed in the genus Thalurania with other species with "woodnymph" in their English names. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Thalurania was non-monophyletic and that the Mexican woodnymph is closely related to species in Eupherusa. Based on this result the Mexican woodnymph is now placed in Eupherusa.