Heliodoxa

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Heliodoxa is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae.

Taxonomy

The genus Heliodoxa was introduced in 1850 by the English ornithologist John Gould.[1] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek hēlios meaning "sun" and doxa meaning "glory" or "magnificence".[2] The type species was subsequently designated by Charles Lucien Bonaparte as the violet-fronted brilliant.[3][4]

The genus contains ten species:[5]

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