Trainbearer

Lesbia is a small genus of hummingbird. Its two members, both known as trainbearers, are found in tropical South America. They are:[1]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Lesbia victoriaeBlack-tailed trainbearerColombia, Ecuador, and Peru
Lesbia nunaGreen-tailed trainbearerBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela

Trainbearer
Black-tailed trainbearer, Lesbia victoriae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Tribe: Lesbiini
Genus: Lesbia
Lesson, 1833
Type species
Ornismya nuna
Lesson, 1832
Species

L. victoriae
L. nuna

References

  1. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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