Orthorhyncus Lacepede 1799 (hummingbird)
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Aves - Caprimulgiformes - Trochilidae
Alternative spelling: Orthorhynchus
Parent taxon: Trochilidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Pregill et al. 1988
Sister taxa: Anthracothorax, Chlorostilbon, Eurotrochilus, Florisuginae, Lesbiinae, Mellisuga, Ornismya, Patagoninae, Phaethornithinae, Polytminae, Trochilinae, Trochilus
Subtaxa: Orthorhyncus cristatus
Ecology: volant frugivore
Distribution: found only at Burma Quarry Fissure Filling (Quaternary of Antigua and Barbuda)
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