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Red-billed Streamertail

Trochilus polytmus Linnaeus, C 1758

The red-billed streamertail, also known as the doctor bird, scissor-tail or scissors tail hummingbird, is indigenous to Jamaica, where it is the most abundant and widespread member of the hummingbird family. While most authorities now consider it a separate species, some continue to consider it conspecific with the black-billed streamertail. The red-billed streamertail is the national bird of Jamaica. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
   Trochilus
Scientific:
  Trochilus polytmus

Original description

Citation:
  Linnaeus, C 1758

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.120

Protonym:
  Trochilus Polytmus

Type locality:
  America, = Jamaica, ex Brown.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/138/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  07E19970DF282BEE

Avibase ID:
  avibase-07E19970

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/07E19970

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555141

Geographic range:

  • Trochilus polytmus: Jamaica (except the far east)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Red-billed Streamertail
Catalan:
Colibrí cua-de-cinta bec-roig
Czech:
kolibřík červenozobý
Danish:
Rødnæbbet Vimpelhale
German:
Rotschnabel-Jamaikasylphe
Spanish:
Colibrí portacintas piquirrojo
Finnish:
jamaikanpyrstökolibri
French:
Colibri à tête noire
Croatian:
crvenokljuni kolibrić
Hungarian:
piroscsőrű szalagoskolibri
Italian:
Vessillario beccorosso
Japanese (romaji):
fukinagashihachidori
Japanese:
フキナガシハチドリ
Lithuanian:
raudonsnapis vėliavuodegis kolibris
Dutch:
Wimpelstaartkolibrie
Norwegian:
Strimmelstjert
Polish:
koliber czarnogłowy
Portuguese:
Beija-flor-de-cabeça-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
colibri-rabilongo-de-bico-vermelho
Russian:
Вымпелохвостый колибри
Slovak:
kolibrík červenozobý
Swedish:
rödnäbbad vimpelkolibri
Ukrainian:
Колібрі вимпелохвостий
Chinese:
红嘴长尾蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
紅嘴綬帶蜂鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Colibri à tête noire ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Trochilus polytmus polytmus [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Trochilus polytmus polytmus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Trochilus polytmus polytmus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Trochilus polytmus polytmus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Trochilus polytmus polytmus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Trochilus polytmus polytmus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Trochilus polytmus polytmus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Trochilus polytmus polytmus [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Trochilus polytmus polytmus [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Trochilus polytmus polytmus [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Trochilus polytmus polytmus [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Trochilus polytmus polytmus [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Trochilus polytmus polytmus [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Streamertail (Red-billed) ( Trochilus polytmus polytmus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Streamertail (Red-billed) ( Trochilus polytmus polytmus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Streamertail (Red-billed) ( Trochilus polytmus polytmus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Streamertail (Red-billed) ( Trochilus polytmus polytmus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Streamertail (Red-billed) ( Trochilus polytmus polytmus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Streamertail (Red-billed) ( Trochilus polytmus polytmus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Streamertail (Red-billed) ( Trochilus polytmus polytmus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Streamertail (Red-billed) ( Trochilus polytmus polytmus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Streamertail (Red-billed) ( Trochilus polytmus polytmus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Streamertail (Red-billed) ( Trochilus polytmus polytmus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Streamertail (Red-billed) ( Trochilus polytmus polytmus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Trochilus polytmus polytmus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Red-billed Streamertail ( Trochilus polytmus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Trochilus polytmus polytmus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Trochilus polytmus polytmus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Trochilus polytmus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Trochilus polytmus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Trochilus [polytmus or scitulus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: Colibrí cua-de-cinta bec-roig
Czech: kolibřík červenozobý
Danish: Rødnæbbet Vimpelhale
German: Giamaica Wimpelschwanz, Jamaikasylphe (Rotschnabel-Jamaikasylphe), Rotschnabel-Jamaikasylphe, Wimpelschwanz
English: Red-billed Streamertail, Streamertail, Streamertail (Red-billed), Western Streamertail
English, HBW: Red-billed Streamertail
English (IOC): Red-billed Streamertail
English (United States): Streamertail (Red-billed)
Spanish: Colibrí Portacintas (piquirrojo), Colibrí Portacintas Piquirrojo
Spanish (Spain): Colibrí portacintas (piquirrojo), Colibrí portacintas piquirrojo (polytmus)
Spanish (HBW): Streamertail (Red-billed)
Estonian: punanokk-lintkoolibri
Finnish: Jamaikanpyrstökolibri
French: Ariane à tête noire, Colibri à tête noire, Colibri à tête noire (à bec rouge), Colibri à tête noire (polytmus)
Croatian: crvenokljuni kolibrić
Hungarian: piroscsőrű szalagoskolibri
Icelandic: Halabríi (polytmus)
Italian: Colibrì coda a bandiera della Giamaica, Vessillario beccorosso
Japanese (romaji): fukinagashihachidori, fukinagashihachidori (polytmus)
Japanese: フキナガシハチドリ, フキナガシハチドリ (polytmus), フキナガシハチドリ（polytmus）
Scientific: Aithurus taylori, Trochilus polytmus, Trochilus polytmus polytmus
Lithuanian: Raudonsnapis vėliauodegis kolibris, raudonsnapis vėliavuodegis kolibris
Dutch: Wimpelstaartkolibrie, Wimpelstaartkolibrie (polytmus)
Norwegian: Rødnebbstrimmelstjert, rødnebbstrimmelstjert (polytmus), Strimmelstjert, strimmelstjert (polytmus)
Polish: koliber czarnoglowy, koliber czarnogłowy, koliber czarnogłowy (polytmus)
Portuguese: Beija-flor-de-cabeça-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): colibri-rabilongo-de-bico-vermelho, colibri-rabilongo-de-bico-vermelho (polytmus)
Russian: Вымпелохвостый колибри, Красноклювый вымпелохвост (polytmus), Красноклювый]Вымпелохвостый колибри
Slovak: kolibrík cervenozobý, kolibrík červenozobý , kolibrík červenozobý (skup.)
Swedish: Rödnäbbad fladderstjärt, rödnäbbad vimpelkolibri
Turkish: Jamaika Kırmızı Gagalı Kolibrisi, Jamaika kırmızı gagalı kolibrisi (polytmus)
Ukrainian: Колібрі вимпелохвостий
Chinese: 红嘴长尾蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 紅嘴綬帶蜂鳥

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