In scientific literature, the term "hummingbird" sometimes refers to the Hummingbird genus, a subdivision of the trochilinae sub-family. In reality, only a few hummingbirds, such as the Colibri thalassinus (Green Violet-ear), belong to this genus.

See the table on the trochilidae family.
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