Eupetomena

Eupetomena is a genus in the hummingbird family Trochilidae. It contains two species which are both found in eastern South America.

Eupetomena
Swallow-tailed hummingbird, (Eupetomena macroura)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Tribe: Trochilini
Genus: Eupetomena
Gould, 1853
Type species
Trochilus macroura (swallow-tailed hummingbird)
Species

2, see text

Taxonomy

The genus Eupetomena was introduced in 1853 by the English ornithologist John Gould to accommodate a single species, the swallow-tailed hummingbird which therefore becomes the type species.[1] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek eu (εὐ-) meaning "good" and the neuter participle petomena (πετόμενα) meaning "always on the wing" or "flying" (from petomai, πέτομαι, "to fly").[2] Literally, it can mean "the one that flies well, good flyer" (εὐπετόμενα).[3][4]

The genus contains two species:[5]

The sombre hummingbird was formerly placed in the genus Aphantochroa but based primarily on a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014, Aphantochroa has been merged into Eupetomena.[5][6][7]

References
  1. Gould, John (1853). A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Humming-Birds. Vol. 2. London: self. Plate 42 and text (Part 6 Plate 1). The 5 volumes were issued in 25 parts between 1849 and 1861. Title pages of all volumes bear the date of 1861.
  2. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  3. "εὐ-", Wiktionary, 2020-10-24, retrieved 2023-04-11
  4. "πέτομαι", Wiktionary, 2022-12-31, retrieved 2023-04-11
  5. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2022). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 12.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  6. McGuire, J.; Witt, C.; Remsen, J.V.; Corl, A.; Rabosky, D.; Altshuler, D.; Dudley, R. (2014). "Molecular phylogenetics and the diversification of hummingbirds". Current Biology. 24 (8): 910–916. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.016.
  7. Stiles, F.G.; Remsen, J.V. Jr.; Mcguire, J.A. (2017). "The generic classification of the Trochilini (Aves: Trochilidae): Reconciling taxonomy with phylogeny". Zootaxa. 4353 (3): 401–424. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4353.3.


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