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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae.

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Examples

  • Also found in this ecoregion; amethyst-throated hummingbird (Lampornis amethystinus), Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), ruddy foliage-gleaner (Automlus rubigihosus), russet-nightingale-thrush (Catharus occidentalis), and collared towhee (Pipilo ocai).

    Sierra Madre del Sur pine-oak forests 2007

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