Eugenes

Eugenes
Rivoli's hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Tribe: Lampornithini
Genus:
Gould, 1856
Type species
Trochilus fulgens[1]
Swainson, 1827
Species

2, see text

Eugenes is a genus of hummingbirds that inhabit North America.

Species

The genus contains two species:[2]

Genus Eugenes Gould, 1856 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Rivoli's hummingbird


Male

Female

Eugenes fulgens
(Swainson, 1827)
southwestern United States to Honduras and Nicaragua.
Size:

Habitat:

Diet:
 LC 


Talamanca hummingbird


Male

Female

Eugenes spectabilis
(Lawrence, 1867)
Costa Rica to Panama.
Size:

Habitat:

Diet:
 LC 



References

  1. ^ "Trochilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2020.