Glaucis
Sign in to saveGlaucis is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderApodiformes
- FamilyTrochilidae
Observations recorded70,241
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Glaucis is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.
==Taxonomy== The genus Glaucis was introduced in 1831 by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie. The type species was designated as the rufous-breasted hermit by George Robert Gray in 1840. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek glaukos meaning "blue-grey", "glaucous" or "pale green".
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Bronzy Hermit
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Rufous-breasted Hermit
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Nyctibiidae
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Aegotheliformes
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Apodinae
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Vanescaves
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bird
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Trochilidae
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Caprimulgidae
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Podargidae
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Hemiprocnidae
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Ramphodon naevius
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Anopetia gounellei
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hermits
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Steatornithidae
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Patagona
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Aegialornis
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Paraprefica
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Apodimorphae
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Animalia
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