Eugenes fulgens fulgens (Magnificent Hummingbird)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Magnificent Hummingbird, Refulgent Hummingbird, Rivoli's Hummingbird

Common Names in French:

Colibri De Rivoli

Common Names in German:

Dickschnabelkolibri

Common Names in Japanese:

アオノドハチドリ

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Birds
        Subclass: Neornithes () - Gadow, 1893
        Infraclass: Neoaves ()
        Superorder: Apodimorphae ()
        Order: Trochiliformes () - Hummingbirds
        Family: Trochilidae ()
        Subfamily: Trochilinae ()
        Genus: Eugenes () - (Swainson, 1827)
        Specific name: fulgens
        Subspecies: fulgens
        Scientific name: - Eugenes fulgens fulgens

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 24, 1996.

There are approximately 8 species in this genus:

Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner 1987. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C., USA. 79.

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 18, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
NatureServe. 2003. Downloadable animal data sets. NatureServe Central Databases. Accessed February 6, 2005.
Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.