| Leucippus | |
|---|---|
| Buffy hummingbird, Leucippus fallax | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Trochilinae |
| Genus: |
Leucippus Bonaparte, 1850 |
Leucippus is a genus of hummingbirds. Its members are found in western South America. Two species, A. chionogaster, the white-bellied hummingbird and A. viridicauda, the green-and-white hummingbird are commonly placed in the genus Amazilia, while a third species, T. hypostictus, the many-spotted hummingbird, often is placed in the monotypic Taphrospilus, but are all sometimes placed here.