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Glaucis is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderApodiformes
  5. FamilyTrochilidae
Observations recorded70,241

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Rufous-breasted hermit ( Glaucis hirsutus insularum).jpg
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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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