Kingdom Animalia Order Apodiformes Scientific name Leucippus Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Family Trochilidae Higher classification Trochilinae | |
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Lower classifications Buffy hummingbird, Spot‑throated hummingbird, Olive‑spotted hummingbird, Tumbes hummingbird | ||
Leucippus is a genus of hummingbirds. Its members are found in western South America. Two species, A. chionogaster, the white-bellied hummingbird and A. viridicauda, the green-and-white hummingbird are commonly placed in the genus Amazilia, while a third species, T. hypostictus, the many-spotted hummingbird, often is placed in the monotypic Taphrospilus, but are all sometimes placed here.
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