Microchera
Template:Short description Template:Automatic Taxobox Microchera is a genus of hummingbirds.
Species
The genus includes three species:[1]
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The white-tailed emerald and the coppery-headed emerald were formerly placed in the genus Elvira. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that these two species were closely related to the snowcap in the genus Microchera.[2] The three species were therefore placed together in Microchera which has priority.[1]