Ramphomicron

Genus of birds

Ramphomicron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Tribe: Lesbiini
Genus: Ramphomicron
Bonaparte, 1850
Type species
Ornismya microrhyncha[1]
Boissonneau, 1840

Ramphomicron is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

Species

It contains two species:[2]

Genus RamphomicronBonaparte, 1850 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Black-backed thornbill

Ramphomicron dorsale
Salvin & Godman, 1880
Colombia
Map of range
Size:

Habitat:

Diet:
 EN 



Purple-backed thornbill

Ramphomicron microrhynchum
(Boissonneau, 1840)

Four subspecies
  • R. m. andicola Simon (1921)
  • R. m. microrhynchum Boissonneau (1840)
  • R. m. albiventre Carriker (1935)
  • R. m. bolivianum Schuchmann (1984)
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela
Map of range
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.
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