Xantus's Hummingbird (Basilinna xantusii)
About the Xantus's Hummingbird
Xantus's hummingbird (Basilinna xantusii), previously known as the black-fronted hummingbird, is a species in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to the Baja California Peninsula. Xantus's hummingbird was early placed in genus Basilinna, which predated its discovery, then moved to genus Hylocharis, and then in the early 2000s moved back to Basilinna. It shares that genus only with the white-eared hummingbird (B. leucotis). It is monotypic. It is named for John Xantus de Vesey (Xántus János), a Hungarian zoologist who collected the first specimen.
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Listed as recorded in Mexico in the xeno-canto catalogue.