Table of Contents
47 relations: American Ornithological Society, Amethyst woodstar, Ancient Greek, Argentina, Bahama woodstar, Bahia, Binomial nomenclature, BirdLife International, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayenne, Chapada Diamantina, Chile, Colombia, Covert feather, Ecuador, Edme-Louis Daubenton, François-Nicolas Martinet, French Guiana, Friedrich Boie, Genus, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, Glittering-bellied emerald, Gorget (bird), Handbook of the Birds of the World, Hawking (birds), Hummingbird, Inagua woodstar, International Ornithologists' Union, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Magenta-throated woodstar, Mellisugini, Molecular phylogenetics, Monotypic taxon, Nesophlox, Paraguay, Peru, Pieter Boddaert, Polyphyly, Purple-throated woodstar, The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, The Guianas, Tribe (biology), Trochilinae, Type (biology), Uruguay, Venezuela.
American Ornithological Society
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is an ornithological organization based in the United States.
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Amethyst woodstar
The amethyst woodstar (Calliphlox amethystina) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". Amethyst woodstar and amethyst woodstar are birds described in 1783, birds of Brazil, birds of Peruvian Amazonia, birds of Venezuela, birds of the Bolivian Amazon, birds of the Guiana Shield, hummingbird species of South America and Trochilinae.
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Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνῐκή) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC.
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Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.
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Bahama woodstar
The Bahama woodstar or Bahama hummingbird (Nesophlox evelynae) is a species of hummingbird endemic to the Lucayan archipelago, including the Bahamian and Turks and Caicos islands.
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Bahia
Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country.
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Binomial nomenclature
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages.
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BirdLife International
BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats.
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Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in western-central South America.
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Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.
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Cayenne
Cayenne (Kayenn) is the prefecture of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America.
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Chapada Diamantina
Chapada Diamantina (Portuguese for the "Diamond Plateau") is a region of Bahia state, in the Northeast of Brazil.
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Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America.
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Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America.
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Covert feather
A covert feather or tectrix on a bird is one of a set of feathers, called coverts (or tectrices), which cover other feathers.
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Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west.
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Edme-Louis Daubenton
Edme-Louis Daubenton (12 August 1730 – 12 December 1785) was a French naturalist.
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François-Nicolas Martinet
François-Nicolas Martinet (1731 - c. 1800) was a French engineer, engraver and naturalist.
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French Guiana
French Guiana (or; Guyane,; Lagwiyann or Gwiyann) is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies.
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Friedrich Boie
Friedrich Boie (4 June 1789 – 3 March 1870) was a German entomologist, herpetologist, ornithologist, and lawyer.
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Genus
Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.
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Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (7 September 1707 – 16 April 1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, and cosmologist.
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Glittering-bellied emerald
The glittering-bellied emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. Amethyst woodstar and glittering-bellied emerald are birds of Brazil.
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Gorget (bird)
A gorget is a patch of colored feathers found on the throat or upper breast of some species of birds.
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Handbook of the Birds of the World
The Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International.
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Hawking (birds)
Hawking is a feeding strategy in birds involving catching flying insects in the air.
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Hummingbird
Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the biological family Trochilidae.
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Inagua woodstar
The Inagua woodstar (Nesophlox lyrura), also called the lyre-tailed hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds".
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International Ornithologists' Union
The International Ornithologists' Union (IOU) is an international organization for the promotion of ornithology.
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International Union for Conservation of Nature
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.
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Magenta-throated woodstar
The magenta-throated woodstar (Philodice bryantae) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds".
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Mellisugini
Mellisugini is one of the three tribes that make up the subfamily Trochilinae in the hummingbird family Trochilidae. Amethyst woodstar and Mellisugini are Trochilinae.
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Molecular phylogenetics
Molecular phylogenetics is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships.
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Monotypic taxon
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon.
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Nesophlox
Nesophlox is a genus in the family of Hummingbirds. Amethyst woodstar and Nesophlox are Trochilinae.
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Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay (República del Paraguay; Paraguái Tavakuairetã), is a landlocked country in South America.
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Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River.
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Pieter Boddaert
Pieter Boddaert (1730 – 6 May 1795) was a Dutch physician and naturalist.
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Polyphyly
A polyphyletic group is an assemblage that includes organisms with mixed evolutionary origin but does not include their most recent common ancestor.
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Purple-throated woodstar
The purple-throated woodstar (Philodice mitchellii) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". Amethyst woodstar and purple-throated woodstar are hummingbird species of South America.
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The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World is a book by Jim Clements which presents a list of the bird species of the world.
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The Guianas
The Guianas, also spelled Guyanas or Guayanas, is a region in north-eastern South America.
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Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank above genus, but below family and subfamily.
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Trochilinae
Trochilinae is one of the six subfamilies that make up the hummingbird family Trochilidae.
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Type (biology)
In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally associated.
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Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America.
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Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea.
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References
Also known as Calliphlox, Calliphlox amethystina.