Barbthroat
Genus of birds
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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.
The supposed "black barbthroats", described as T. grzimeki, are actually juvenile males of the rufous-breasted hermit (Glaucis hirsuta).
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