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Selasphorus  Swainson, 1832
Taxonomic Serial No.: 178037

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Atthis Reichenbach, 1854
  
    Stellula Gould, 1861
  
  Common Name(s): Rufous Hummingbirds [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2021   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderApodiformes  – Swifts, Hummingbirds  
                            FamilyTrochilidae  – Hummingbirds, oiseaux-mouches  
                               SubfamilyTrochilinae   
                                  GenusSelasphorus Swainson, 1832 – Rufous Hummingbirds  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Species Selasphorus ardens Salvin, 1870 – Glow-throated Hummingbird 
                                     Species Selasphorus calliope (Gould, 1847) – Calliope Hummingbird 
                                     Species Selasphorus ellioti (Ridgway, 1878) – Wine-throated Hummingbird 
                                     Species Selasphorus flammula Salvin, 1865 – Volcano Hummingbird 
                                     Species Selasphorus heloisa (R. Lesson & Delattre, 1839) – Bumblebee Hummingbird 
                                     Species Selasphorus platycercus (Swainson, 1827) – Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Zumbador cola ancha 
                                     Species Selasphorus rufus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) – Rufous Hummingbird, Zumbador rufo 
                                     Species Selasphorus sasin (R. Lesson, 1829) – Allen's Hummingbird, Zumbador de Allen 
                                     Species Selasphorus scintilla (Gould, 1851) – Scintillant Hummingbird 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Selasphorus    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Selasphorus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (v 11.1), website (version 11.1)  
  Acquired: 2021   
  Notes: Gill, F., and D. Donsker, eds. 2021. IOC World Bird List (v 11.1). doi: 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 May, 2021]   
  Reference for: Selasphorus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Selasphorus   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2020.04.03, website (version 03-Apr-20)  
  Acquired: 2020   
  Notes: "Zoonomen Nomenclatural data" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Selasphorus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Selasphorus, Rufous Hummingbirds [English]   
       

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