| Jacobin (hummingbird) | |
|---|---|
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| Black jacobin, (Florisuga fusca) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Florisuginae |
| Genus: | Florisuga Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus mellivorus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
The jacobins are two species of hummingbirds in the genus Florisuga.
Taxonomy
The genus Florisuga was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. The name combines the Latin flos, floris meaning "flower" with sugere meaning "to suck".[1] The type species is the white-necked jacobin.[2]
The genus contains the following species:[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
_male_Tr.jpg.webp) | Florisuga mellivora | White-necked jacobin | Mexico, south to Peru, Bolivia and south Brazil |
 | Florisuga fusca | Black jacobin | eastern Brazil, Uruguay, eastern Paraguay, and far north-eastern Argentina |
References
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ↑ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1945). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 21.
- ↑ 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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