Phlogophilus

Phlogophilus
Ecuadorian piedtail (Phlogophilus hemileucurus)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Subfamily: Lesbiinae
Tribe: Lesbiini
Genus: Phlogophilus
Gould, 1860

Phlogophilus, or the piedtails, are a small genus of hummingbirds. It contains two species.

Genus Phlogophilus Gould, 1860 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Peruvian piedtail

Phlogophilus harterti
Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1901
Peru
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Ecuadorian piedtail

Phlogophilus hemileucurus
Gould, 1860
Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
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