Polytminae

Polytminae
Black-throated mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Strisores
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Trochilidae
Subfamily:	Polytminae Reichenbach, 1849
Genera
12, see text

Polytminae is one of the six

The informal name "mangoes" has been proposed for this group as the seven species in the largest genus, Anthracothorax, include "mango" in their common name.^[1]

Taxonomy

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Pre-molecular studies did not anticipate the existence of this clade, but a common feature is the presence of serrations on the cutting edge of the bill. An extreme example is the tooth-billed hummingbird (Androdon aequatorialis).^[5]

Molecular phylogenetic studies by Jimmy McGuire and collaborators published between 2007 and 2014 determined the relationships between the major groups of hummingbirds.^[6][2][7] In the cladogram below, the English names are those introduced in 1997.^[8] The Latin names are those proposed by Dickinson and Remsen in 2013.^[9]

The phylogenetic relationships between the genera in the subfamily Polytminae, as determined in the 2014 study, are shown below. The genus

The subfamily includes the following twelve genera:[10]

Image	Genus	Living species
	Doryfera	Green-fronted lancebill, Doryfera ludovicae Blue-fronted lancebill, Doryfera johannae
	Schistes	Geoffroy's daggerbill, Schistes geoffroyi White-throated daggerbill, Schistes albogularis
	Augastes	Hyacinth visorbearer, Augastes scutatus Hooded visorbearer, Augastes lumachella
	Colibri	Brown violetear, Colibri delphinae Mexican violetear, Colibri thalassinus Lesser violetear, Colibri cyanotus Sparkling violetear, Colibri coruscans White-vented violetear, Colibri serrirostris
	Androdon	Tooth-billed hummingbird, Androdon aequatorialis
	Heliactin	Horned sungem, Heliactin bilophus
	Heliothryx	Purple-crowned fairy, Heliothryx barroti Black-eared fairy, Heliothryx auritus
	Polytmus	White-tailed goldenthroat, Polytmus guainumbi Tepui goldenthroat, Polytmus milleri Green-tailed goldenthroat, Polytmus theresiae
	Avocettula	Fiery-tailed awlbill, Avocettula recurvirostris
	Chrysolampis	Ruby-topaz hummingbird, Chrysolampis mosquitus
	Anthracothorax	Green-throated mango, Anthracothorax viridigula Green-breasted mango, Anthracothorax prevostii Black-throated mango, Anthracothorax nigricollis Veraguan mango, Anthracothorax veraguensis Hispaniolan mango, Anthracothorax dominicus Puerto Rican mango, Anthracothorax aurulentus Green mango, Anthracothorax viridis Jamaican mango, Anthracothorax mango
	Eulampis	Purple-throated carib, Eulampis jugularis Green-throated carib, Eulampis holosericeus

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