Glaucis
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Glaucis is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.
Taxonomy
The genus Glaucis was introduced in 1831 by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie.[1] The type species was designated as the rufous-breasted hermit by George Robert Gray in 1840.[2][3] The genus name is from the Ancient Greek glaukos meaning "blue-grey", "glaucous" or "pale green".[4]
The genus contains the following three species:[5]
References
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