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Eugenes

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

2, see text

Eugenes is a genus of hummingbirds that inhabit North America.

Species

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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
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Female

Eugenes fulgens
(Swainson, 1827)
southwestern United States to Honduras and Nicaragua.
Map of range
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Diet:
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Talamanca hummingbird


Male
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Female

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

Habitat:

Diet:
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References

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  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.
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  • Media related to Eugenes at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Eugenes at Wikispecies