Glaucis
Glaucis is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.
Taxonomy
The genus Glaucis was introduced in 1831 by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie. The type species was designated as the rufous-breasted hermit by George [Robert Gray] in 1840. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek glaukos meaning "blue-grey", "glaucous" or "pale green".The genus contains the following three species: