Cynanthus
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| Cynanthus | |
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| Broad-billed hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Trochilini |
| Genus: | Cynanthus Swainson, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Cynanthus latirostris Swainson, 1827
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Cynanthus is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. The species are found in Mexico and Central America.
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus Cynanthus was introduced in 1827 by the English zoologist William Swainson.[1] The name combines the Ancient Greek κυανος/kuanos meaning "dark-blue" with ανθος/anthos meaning "blossom" or "flower".[2] Swainson listed four species in his new genus but did not specify the type.[1] In 1907 the American ornithologist Witmer Stone designated the type as Cynanthus latirostris Swainson, 1827, the broad-billed hummingbird.[3][4]
A 2014 molecular phylogenetic study by Jimmy McGuire and collaborators found that the genus Cynanthus was sister to the genus Chlorostilbon containing the emeralds.[5]
Species
[edit]The genus contains the following six species:[6]
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Broad-billed hummingbird | Cynanthus latirostris | Map.png)
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Tres Marias hummingbird | Cynanthus lawrencei | 
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Turquoise-crowned hummingbird | Cynanthus doubledayi | 
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Golden-crowned emerald | Cynanthus auriceps | western Mexico (southern Sinaloa to Durango, Guerrero, and Oaxaca) |
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Cozumel emerald | Cynanthus forficatus | 
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Canivet's emerald | Cynanthus canivetii | 
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Swainson, William (1827). "A synopsis of the birds discovered in Mexico by W. Bullock, F.L.S. and Mr. William Bullock jun". Philosophical Magazine. New Series. 1: 364–369, 433–442 [441].
- ^ Jobling, James A. "Cynanthus". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ^ Stone, Witmer (1907). "Some changes in the generic names of North American birds". The Auk. 24: 189-199 [192].
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1945). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 43.
- ^ 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. PMID 24704078.
- ^ AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
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