Dusky Hummingbird (Phaeoptila sordida)
About the Dusky Hummingbird
The dusky hummingbird (Phaeoptila sordida) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to Mexico. The dusky hummingbird was formerly placed in the genus Cynanthus. Based on a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 and a 2017 publication, the North American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society, the International Ornithological Committee (IOC), and the Clements taxonomy moved it to the resurrected genus Phaeoptila that had been introduced in 1861 by John Gould. However, as of 2020, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) retained it in Cynanthus. The dusky hummingbird is the only species in genus Phaeoptila and has no subspecies.
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1 recording on this page · licensed Public Domain / CC0 ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Mexico · xeno-canto lists 16 recordings for this species in total.