Boissonneaua

Boissonneaua is a small genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae. They are found in humid Andean forests from western Venezuela to southern Peru. They have a straight black bill, contrasting outer rectrices, and a distinctive habit of quickly lifting both wings up shortly after landing, thereby revealing their rufous underwing coverts.

Boissonneaua
Buff-tailed coronet, Boissonneaua flavescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Subfamily: Trochilinae
Genus: Boissonneaua
L. Reichenbach, 1854
Species

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Species

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Boissonneaua matthewsiiChestnut-breasted coronetColombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Boissonneaua flavescensBuff-tailed coronetColombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
Boissonneaua jardiniVelvet-purple coronetwestern Colombia and north-western Ecuador.
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References

  • Restall, R., Rodner, C., & Lentino, M. (2006). Birds of Northern South America. Vol. 1 & 2. Helm, London. ISBN 0-7136-7242-0 (vol. 1); ISBN 0-7136-7243-9 (vol. 2).


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