Heliothryx
Heliothryx is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. The genus is assigned to the subfamily Polytminae which is sometimes referred to by the informal name "mangoes".
Species
Purple-crowned Fairy
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderApodiformes
- FamilyTrochilidae
Observations901
via GBIF
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Black-eared Fairy (Heliothryx aurita).jpg
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- Taxonomy
- Physical Description and Habitat
- References
Heliothryx is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. The genus is assigned to the subfamily Polytminae which is sometimes referred to by the informal name "mangoes".
==Taxonomy== The genus Heliothryx was introduced in 1831 by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie. Boie did not specify the type species but this was designated as the black-eared fairy by George Robert Gray in 1840. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek hēlios meaning "sun" with thrix meaning "hair".