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Amazilia is a genus of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. Some of these species are sometimes placed in the genera Agyrtria, Polyerata or Saucerottia, but most authorities, notably SACC, do not accept the validity of these, instead placing them in the more traditional Amazilia (as done in the list below). Two additional species now more commonly included in Leucippus and a third species variably placed in Leucippus or the monotypic Taphrospilus, are not included in the list below (see Leucippus for additional information).
Species
- Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl)
- Escudo Hummingbird (Amazilia (tzacatl) handleyi)
- Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia castaneiventris)
- Amazilia Hummingbird (Amazilia amazilia)
- Loja Hummingbird (Amazilia (amazilia) alticola)
- Buff-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia yucatanensis)
- Cinnamon Hummingbird (Amazilia rutila)
"Agyrtria"
- Plain-bellied Emerald (Amazilia leucogaster)
- Versicoloured Emerald (Amazilia versicolor)
- Blue-green Emerald (Amazilia (versicolor) rondoniae)
- White-chested Emerald (Amazilia candida)
- Andean Emerald (Amazilia franciae)
- Azure-crowned Hummingbird (Amazilia cyanocephala)
- Mosquitia Hummingbird (Amazilia (cyanocephala) chlorostephana)
- Violet-crowned Hummingbird (Amazilia violiceps)
- Green-fronted Hummingbird (Amazilia viridifrons)
- Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird (Amazilia (viridifrons) wagneri)
"Polyerata"
- Glittering-throated Emerald (Amazilia fimbriata)
- Sapphire-spangled Emerald (Amazilia lactea)
- Blue-chested Hummingbird (Amazilia amabilis)
- Charming Hummingbird (Amazilia (amabilis) decora)
- Purple-chested Hummingbird (Amazilia rosenbergi)
- Mangrove Hummingbird (Amazilia boucardi)
- Honduran Emerald (Amazilia luciae)
"Saucerottia"
- Steely-vented Hummingbird (Amazilia saucerrotei)
- Blue-vented Hummingbird (Amazilia (saucerrotei) sophiae)
- Indigo-capped Hummingbird (Amazilia cyanifrons)
- Alfaro's Hummingbird (Amazilia (cyanifrons) alfaroana)
- Snowy-breasted Hummingbird (Amazilia edward)
- Blue-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia cyanura)
- Berylline Hummingbird (Amazilia beryllina)
- Green-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia viridigaster)
- Copper-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia (viridigaster) cupreicauda)
References
- Remsen, J. V., Jr., C. D. Cadena, A. Jaramillo, M. Nores, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, T. S. Schulenberg, F. G. Stiles, D. F. Stotz, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 7 Sep. 2007. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithologists' Union.
