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Pale-tailed Barbthroat

Threnetes leucurus (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The pale-tailed barbthroat is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found throughout much of the Amazon Basin from the eastern Andean foothills to the Atlantic Ocean. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
   Threnetes
Scientific:
  Threnetes leucurus

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Trochilus leucurus

Type locality:
  South America = Surinam, ex Edwards, pl. 256, f. 1.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/194/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  488FDA28995B0A42

Avibase ID:
  avibase-488FDA28

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/488FDA28

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555028

Geographic range:

  • Threnetes leucurus: tropical rainforest in the Río Orinoco and Amazon River basins from central and eastern Venezuela and the Guianas west and southward across the entire Amazon west to eastern Ecuador and Peru, southward to central Bolivia and eastward to eastern Pará and northwestern Maranhão
  • Threnetes leucurus leucurus: southern Venezuela to Suriname, Amazonian Brazil, and northern Bolivia
  • Threnetes leucurus cervinicauda: eastern Colombia to eastern Ecuador, northeastern Peru, and adjacent western Amazonian Brazil
  • Threnetes leucurus rufigastra: central Peru to northern Bolivia
  • Threnetes leucurus medianus: northeastern Brazil south of the Amazon River (eastern Pará and northern Maranhão)
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat
Afrikaans:
Vaalstertbaardkolibrie
Bulgarian:
Белоопашато брадато колибри
Catalan:
Colibrí ermità cuablanc
Czech:
kolibrík svetloocasý
Danish:
Hvidhalet Skægstrube
German:
Schwarzkinn-Schattenkolibri
Esperanto:
palvosta ermitkolibro
Spanish:
Ermitaño barbudo coliblanco
Spanish (Spain):
Ermitaño Barbudo Coliblanco
Estonian:
kaelus-selvakoolibri
Finnish:
viiksikaulurikolibri
French:
Ermite à queue blanche
Croatian:
bradati kolibrić
Indonesian:
Kolibri-janggut ekor-pucat
Italian:
Barbuto codachiara
Japanese (romaji):
agohigehachidori
Japanese:
アゴヒゲハチドリ
Lithuanian:
Barzdotasis kolibris
Dutch:
Zwartkeelbaardkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Skjeggstubberemitt
Norwegian:
Skjeggstubberemitt
Polish:
pustelnik jasnosterny
Portuguese:
Balança-rabo-de-garganta-preta
Portuguese (Brazil):
balança-rabo-de-garganta-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
eremita-barbudo-oriental
Russian:
Бородатый колибри-отшельник
Slovak:
čiernobrádok bledochvostý
Serbian:
Trenetes kolibri svetlog repa
Swedish:
vitstjärtad eremit
Turkish:
Ak kuyruklu sakallı hermit
Ukrainian:
ерміт світлохвостий
Chinese:
淡尾髭喉蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
白尾髭喉蜂鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Ermite à queue blanche ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus)
Clements 4th edition:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Threnetes leucurus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025):
Pale-tailed Barbthroat ( Threnetes leucurus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Threnetes leucurus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Threnetes leucurus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Threnetes [niger or leucurus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Vaalstertbaardkolibrie
Bulgarian: Белоопашато брадато колибри
Catalan: Colibrí ermità cuablanc
Czech: kolibrík svetloocasý
Danish: Hvidhalet Skægstrube
German: Hellschwanzeremit, Hellschwanz-Schattenkolibri, Orangekehl-Schattenkolibri, Schwarzkinn-Schattenkolibri
English: Pale-tailed Barbthroat, Sooty Barbthroat
English (Avilist): Pale-tailed Barbthroat
English, HBW: Pale-tailed Barbthroat (Pale-tailed)
English (IOC): Pale-tailed Barbthroat
English (United States): Pale-tailed Barbthroat
Esperanto: palvosta ermitkolibro
Spanish: Barbita colipálida, Ermitaño barbudo coliblanco, Ermitaño Coliblanco, Ermitaño Colipálida, Garganta Lanza Coliblanca
Spanish (Colombia): Ermitaño Coliblanco
Spanish (Ecuador): Barbita colipálida
Spanish (Spain): Ermitaño Barbudo Coliblanco
Spanish (HBW): Pale-tailed Barbthroat
Spanish (Peru): Ermitaño de Cola Pálida
Spanish (Venezuela): Garganta Lanza Coliblanca
Estonian: kaelus-selvakoolibri
Finnish: Kaulurikolibri, viiksikaulurikolibri
French: Ermite à queue blanche
French (Guyane): Ermite à queue blanche
Croatian: bradati kolibrić
Indonesian: Kolibri-janggut ekor-pucat
Italian: Barbuto codachiara, Colibrì barbuto codabianca
Japanese (romaji): agohigehachidori
Japanese: アゴヒゲハチドリ
Scientific: Threnetes leucurus, Threnetes leucurus leucurus, Threnetes niger, Threnetes niger leucurus, Threnetes niger niger, Trochilus leucurus, Trochilus niger
Lithuanian: Barzdotasis kolibris
Dutch: Zwartkeelbaardkolibrie, Zwartkeel-baardkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Skjeggstubberemitt
Norwegian: Skjeggstubberemitt
Polish: pustelnik jasnosterny
Portuguese: Balança-rabo-de-garganta-preta, beija-flor-de-cinta
Portuguese (Brazil): balanca-rabo-de-garganta-preta, Balança-rabo-de-garganta-preta, beija-flor-de-cinta
Portuguese (Portugal): Balança-rabo-de-garganta-preta, eremita-barbudo-oriental
Russian: Бородатый колибри, Бородатый колибри-отшельник
Slovak: čiernobrádok bledochvostý
Serbian: Trenetes kolibri svetlog repa
Swedish: Blekstjärtad eremit, vitstjärtad eremit
Turkish: Ak kuyruklu sakallı hermit
Ukrainian: ерміт світлохвостий
Chinese: 淡尾髭喉蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 白尾髭喉蜂鳥

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