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Threnetes
The barbthroats are a genus Threnetes of South American hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderApodiformes
- FamilyTrochilidae
Observations recorded29,426
Бородатые колибри (лат. Threnetes) — род птиц семейства колибри.
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The barbthroats are a genus Threnetes of South American hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae.
==Taxonomy== The genus Threnetes was introduced in 1852 by the English ornithologist John Gould. The name is from the Ancient Greek thrēnētēs meaning "mourner". The type species is the pale-tailed barbthroat. The genus contains three species.