Basilinna (bird)
| Basilinna | |
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| White-eared hummingbird, Basilinna leucotis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Trochiliformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Trochilinae |
| Genus: | Basilinna F. Boie, 1831 |
| species | |
Basilinna is a genus of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It contains only two species:
- White-eared hummingbird (B. leucotis)
- Xantus's hummingbird (B. xantusii)
It was recently split from Hylocharis.
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