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Wire-crested Thorntail

Discosura popelairii (Du Bus de Gisignies, B-AL 1846)

The wire-crested thorntail is a hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and possibly Bolivia. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
   Discosura
Scientific:
  Discosura popelairii

Original description

Citation:
  (Du Bus de Gisignies, B-AL 1846)

Reference:
   Esquisses Orn. livr.2 pl.6,text

Protonym:
  Trochilus popelairii

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52851797

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  592083CCEFDBED7A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-592083CC

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/592083CC

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 693147

Geographic range:

  • Discosura popelairii: E Colombia to e Ecuador and ne Peru
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Wire-crested Thorntail
Catalan:
Colibrí cuallarg de plomall
Czech:
kolibřík ostrochocholatý
Danish:
Trådtoppet Tornhale
German:
Haubenfadenelfe
Spanish:
Rabudito Crestado
Spanish (Spain):
Rabudito Crestado
Finnish:
jouhihapsukolibri
French:
Coquette de Popelaire
Croatian:
dugokresti kolibrić
Icelandic:
Rótarbríi
Italian:
Spinuro crestafilosa
Japanese (romaji):
kanmuritogeohachidori
Japanese:
カンムリトゲオハチドリ
Lithuanian:
Aštriakuodis dygliauodegis kolibris
Dutch:
Gekuifde Draadkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Topptrådstjert
Norwegian:
Topptrådstjert
Polish:
kolcosterek czubaty
Portuguese:
rabo-de-espinho-antenado
Russian:
Острохохлая шипохвостка
Slovak:
prilbiarik zelenorohý
Serbian:
Oštroćubi bodljorepi kolibri
Swedish:
tofsnålstjärt
Ukrainian:
Колібрі-голкохвіст чубатий
Chinese:
翎冠刺尾蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
線冠刺尾蜂鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Coquette de Popelaire ( Discosura popelairii)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Coquette de Popelaire ( Popelairia popelairii)
Clements 1st edition:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Popelairia popelairii)
Clements, version 2021:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Clements, version 2022:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Clements, version 2023:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Clements 3rd edition:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Popelairia popelairii)
Clements 4th edition:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Popelairia popelairii)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Popelairia popelairii)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Popelairia popelairii)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Popelairia popelairii)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Popelairia popelairii)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Popelairia popelairii)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Popelairia popelairii)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Popelairia popelairii)
Clements 6th edition:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Popelairia popelairii)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Popelairia popelairii)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Clements, version 2015:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Clements, version 2016:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Clements, version 2017:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Clements, version 2018:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Clements, version 2019:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
eBird version 1.50:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
eBird version 1.52:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
eBird version 1.53:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
eBird version 1.54:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
eBird version 1.55:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
eBird version 2015:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
eBird version 2016:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
eBird version 2017:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
eBird version 2018:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
eBird version 2019:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
eBird version 2021:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
eBird version 2022:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
eBird version 2023:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Popelairia popelairii)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Popelairia popelairii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Popelairia popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Popelairia popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Popelairia popelairii)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Popelairia popelairii
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Popelairia popelairii
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Popelairia popelairii
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Popelairia popelairii)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Popelairia popelairii)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Popelairia popelairii)
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Wire-crested Thorntail ( Discosura popelairii)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Discosura popelairii
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Discosura popelairii

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Colibrí cuallarg de plomall
Czech: kolibřík ostrochocholatý, Kolibrík zelenonohý
Danish: Trådtoppet Tornhale
German: Fadenschopfelfe, Fadenschopf-Elfe, Haubenfadenelfe
English: Wire crested Thorntail, Wire-crested Thorntail, Wire-crested throntail
English, HBW: Wire-crested Thorntail
English (IOC): Wire-crested Thorntail
English (United States): Wire-crested Thorntail
Spanish: Cola-de-lira Guamero, Coqueta de Cola Azul, Rabudito Crestado
Spanish (Colombia): Cola-de-lira Guamero, Rabudito crestado
Spanish (Ecuador): Colicerda Crestuda
Spanish (Spain): Rabudito Crestado
Spanish (HBW): Wire-crested Thorntail
Spanish (Peru): Cola-Cerda Crestado
Finnish: Jouhihapsukolibri
French: Colibri de Popelaire, Coquette de Popelaire, Discosura popelairii
Croatian: dugokresti kolibrić
Icelandic: Rótarbríi
Italian: Colibrì codalunga di Popelair, Spinuro crestafilosa
Japanese (romaji): kammuritogeohachidori, kanmuritogeohachidori
Japanese: カンムリトゲオハチドリ
Scientific: Discosura popelairii, Popelairia popelairii, Popelairia popelarii, Trochilus popelairii
Lithuanian: Aštriakuodis dygliauodegis kolibris
Dutch: Gekuifde Draadkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Topptrådstjert
Norwegian: Topptrådstjert
Polish: kolcosterek czubaty
Portuguese: rabo-de-espinho-antenado
Portuguese (Portugal): colibri-de-filamentos
Russian: Острохохлая шипохвостка, Острохохлый колючехвостый колибри
Slovak: prilbiarik zelenorohý
Serbian: Bodljorepi kolibri oštre ćube, Oštroćubi bodljorepi kolibri
Swedish: Popelairs nålstjärt, tofsnålstjärt
Turkish: Tepeli telkuyruk
Ukrainian: Колібрі-голкохвіст чубатий
Chinese: 翎冠刺尾蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 線冠刺尾蜂鳥

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