SAUCEROTTIA


'''Saucerottia''' is a genus of birds in the family Trochilidae, or hummingbirds. Most authorities, notably AOU and SACC, do not accept the validity of this genus, instead placing them in the more traditional ''Amazilia''

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Species
References

Species




Berylline Hummingbird, ''Saucerottia beryllina''


Blue-tailed Hummingbird, ''Saucerottia cyanura''


Copper-rumped Hummingbird, ''Saucerottia tobaci''


Green-bellied Hummingbird, ''Saucerottia viridigaster''



★ Copper-tailed Hummingbird, ''Amazilia (viridigaster)'' cupreicauda


Indigo-capped Hummingbird, ''Saucerottia cyanifrons''



★ Alfaro's Hummingbird, ''Saucerottia (cyanifrons) alfaroana''


Snowy-bellied Hummingbird, ''Saucerottia edward''


Steely-vented Hummingbird, ''Saucerottia saucerrottei''

References



★ Remsen, J. V., Jr., C. D. Cadena, A. Jaramillo, M. Nores, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, T. S. Schulenberg, F. G. Stiles, D. F. Stotz, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 7 Sep. 2007. ''A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithologists' Union.''

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