Subfamily Phaethornithinae Jardine 1833 (hummingbird)
Aves - Caprimulgiformes - Trochilidae
Parent taxon: Trochilidae according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Anthracothorax, Chlorostilbon, Eurotrochilus, Florisuginae, Lesbiinae, Mellisuga, Ornismya, Orthorhyncus, Patagoninae, Polytminae, Trochilinae, Trochilus
Subtaxa: Glaucis
Ecology: volant frugivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Phaethornithinae in the database