# Microchera

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Genus of birds

Microchera Snowcap (Microchera albocoronata) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Clade: Strisores Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae Tribe: Trochilini Genus: Microchera Gould, 1858 Type species Mellisuga albocoronata[1] Lawrence, 1855 Species 3, see text

***Microchera*** is a genus of [hummingbirds](/source/Hummingbird).

## Species

The genus includes three species:[2]

Genus Microchera – Gould, 1858 – three species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Snowcap Male Female Microchera albocoronata (Lawrence, 1855) Two subspecies[3] M. a. albocoronata (Lawrence, 1855) M. a. parvirostris (Lawrence, 1865) Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Coppery-headed emerald Male Female Microchera cupreiceps (Lawrence, 1866) Costa Rica Size: Habitat: Diet: LC White-tailed emerald Microchera chionura (Gould, 1851) Costa Rica and Panama. Size: Habitat: Diet: LC

The white-tailed emerald and the coppery-headed emerald were formerly placed in the genus *Elvira*. A [molecular phylogenetic](/source/Molecular_phylogenetic) study published in 2014 found that these two species were closely related to the [snowcap](/source/Snowcap) in the genus *Microchera*.[4] The three species were therefore placed together in *Microchera* which has priority.[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-HM4_1-0)** ["Trochilidae"](https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=80). *aviansystematics.org*. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ioc_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ioc_2-1) [Gill, Frank](/source/Frank_Gill_(ornithologist)); Donsker, David; [Rasmussen, Pamela](/source/Pamela_Rasmussen), eds. (July 2020). ["Hummingbirds"](http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/hummingbirds/). *IOC World Bird List Version 10.2*. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-IOC12.2_3-0)** Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (August 2022). ["Hummingbirds"](https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/bow/hummingbirds/). *IOC World Bird List*. v 12.2. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** McGuire, J.; Witt, C.; Remsen, J.V.; Corl, A.; Rabosky, D.; Altshuler, D.; Dudley, R. (2014). ["Molecular phylogenetics and the diversification of hummingbirds"](https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.cub.2014.03.016). *Current Biology*. **24** (8): 910–916. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2014CBio...24..910M](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014CBio...24..910M). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.016](https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.cub.2014.03.016). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [24704078](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24704078).

v t e Genera of nightjars, hummingbirds, swifts and their extinct allies Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Clade: Passerea Clade: Strisores Strisores †Archaeotrogonidae Archaeodromus Archaeotrogon Hassiavis Caprimulgiformes †"Wyomingcypselus" Caprimulgidae †Ventivorus Antrostomus Caprimulgus Eleothreptus Gactornis Hydropsalis Macropsalis Nyctidromus Nyctiphrynus Nyctipolus Phalaenoptilus Setopagis Siphonorhis Systellura Uropsalis Veles Chordeiles Lurocalis Nyctiprogne Eurostopodus Lyncornis Vanescaves Sedentaves Steatornithiformes †Euronyctibius †Prefica †Protocypselomorphus †Fluvioviridavidae Fluvioviridavis Steatornithidae Steatornis Nyctibiiformes Nyctibiidae †Parapreficinae Paraprefica Nyctibiinae Nyctibius Phyllaemulor Letornithes Podargiformes Podargiformes †Masillapodargus †Quercypodargus Podargidae Batrachostomus Podargus Rigidipenna Apodimorphae See below ↓ Apodimorphae †Eocypselidae Eocypselus Daedalornithes incertae sedis †Palescyvus Aegotheliformes †Quipollornis Aegothelidae Aegotheles Apodiformes †Cypseloramphus? †Aegialornithidae Aegialornis Primapus Procuculus? †Cypselavidae Argornis Cypselavus Parargornis †Jungornithidae Jungornis Trochiloidea See below ↓ Apodidae See below ↓ Trochiloidea incertae sedis †Eurotrochilus Trochilidae Florisuginae Florisuga Topaza Phaethornithinae Anopetia Eutoxeres Glaucis Phaethornis Ramphodon Threnetes Polytminae Androdon Anthracothorax Augastes Avocettula Chrysolampis Colibri Doryfera Eulampis Heliactin Heliothryx Polytmus Schistes Polytminae Heliantheini Aglaeactis Boissonneaua Coeligena Eriocnemis Ensifera Haplophaedia Heliodoxa Lafresnaya Loddigesia Ocreatus Pterophanes Urochroa Urosticte Lesbiini Adelomyia Aglaiocercus Chalcostigma Discosura Heliangelus Lesbia Lophornis Metallura Opisthoprora Oreonympha Oreotrochilus Oxypogon Phlogophilus Polyonymus Ramphomicron Sappho Sephanoides Taphrolesbia Patagoninae Patagona Trochilinae Trochilini Abeillia Amazilia Amazilis Anthocephala Basilinna Campylopterus Chalybura Chionomesa Chlorestes Chlorostilbon Chrysuronia Cynanthus Elliotomyia Eupetomena Eupherusa Goldmania Hylocharis Klais Leucippus Leucochloris Microchera Orthorhyncus Pampa Phaeochroa Phaeoptila Polyerata Ramosomyia Riccordia Saucerottia Stephanoxis Talaphorus Taphrospilus Thalurania Thaumasius Trochilus Uranomitra Lampornithini Eugenes Heliomaster Hylonympha Lampornis Lamprolaima Panterpe Sternoclyta Mellisugini Archilochus Calliphlox Calothorax Calypte Chaetocercus Doricha Eulidia Mellisuga Microstilbon Myrmia Myrtis Nesophlox Philodice Rhodopis Selasphorus Thaumastura Tilmatura Apodi incertae sedis †Laputavis †Procypseloides †Scaniacypselus Hemiprocnidae Hemiprocne Apodidae Apodinae Apodini Aeronautes Apus Cypsiurus Panyptila Tachornis Tachymarptis Chaeturini Chaetura Hirundapus Mearnsia Neafrapus Rhaphidura Telacanthura Zoonavena Collocaliini Aerodramus Collocalia Hydrochous Schoutedenapus Cypseloidinae Cypseloides Streptoprocne

Taxon identifiers Microchera Wikidata: Q10793395 Wikispecies: Microchera Avibase: C4AD6D963A64CBB9 BOLD: 98071 CoL: 5RLM GBIF: 3242599 iNaturalist: 6501 ITIS: 553698 NCBI: 472894 Open Tree of Life: 270245

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