Cynanthus is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

Species

The genus contains the following species:

Genus Cynanthus – Swainson, 1827 – six species
Common nameScientific name and subspeciesRangeSize and ecologyIUCN status and estimated population
Broad-billed hummingbirdCynanthus latirostris Swainson, 1827 Three subspecies C. l. magicus (Mulsant and Verreaux, J, 1872)C. l. propinquus Moore, RT 1939C. l. latirostris Swainson, 1827southeastern Arizona and extreme southwestern New Mexico of the Southwestern United States and northern Sonora of Northwestern MexicoSize: Habitat: Diet:LC
Tres Marias hummingbirdCynanthus lawrencei (Berlepsch, 1887)Islas Marías island group of MexicoSize: Habitat: Diet:NT
Turquoise-crowned hummingbird or Doubleday's hummingbirdCynanthus doubledayi (Bourcier,, 1847)Pacific coast of south-west MexicoSize: Habitat: Diet:LC
Golden-crowned emeraldCynanthus auriceps (Gould, 1852)west and central MexicoSize: Habitat: Diet:LC
Cozumel emeraldCynanthus forficatus (Ridgway, 1885)Islands off Yucatán PeninsulaSize: Habitat: Diet:LC
Canivet's emeraldCynanthus canivetii (Lesson, 1832) Three subspecies C. c. canivetiiC. c. osbertiC. c. salvinisoutheast Mexico to Costa RicaSize: Habitat: Diet:LC

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