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Marvellous Spatuletail

Loddigesia mirabilis (Bourcier, J 1847)

The marvelous spatuletail is a medium-sized white, green and bronze hummingbird adorned with blue crest feathers, a brilliant turquoise gorget, and a black line on its white underparts. It is the only member of the genus Loddigesia. It is sexually dimorphic. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
   Loddigesia
Scientific:
  Loddigesia mirabilis

Original description

Citation:
  (Bourcier, J 1847)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London Part 15, no.171 p. 42

Protonym:
  Trochilus mirabilis

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862826

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7969608CDD6F212F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7969608C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7969608C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555296


ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Loddigesia mirabilis: Andes of n Peru (along east bank of Río Utcubamba)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Marvellous Spatuletail
Catalan:
Colibrí admirable
Czech:
kolibřík podivuhodný
Danish:
Pragtspatelhale
German:
Violettscheitel-Flaggensylphe
Spanish:
Colibrí Admirable
Spanish (Spain):
Colibrí Admirable
Finnish:
paratiisikolibri
French:
Loddigésie admirable
Croatian:
utkubampski kolibrić
Hungarian:
levélfarkú csodakolibri
Icelandic:
Skottbríi
Italian:
Spatolino meraviglioso
Japanese (romaji):
onagarakettohachidori
Japanese:
オナガラケットハチドリ
Lithuanian:
Lodigezija
Dutch:
Vlagkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Paradiskolibri
Norwegian:
Paradiskolibri
Polish:
lodigezja
Portuguese:
Beija-flor-sílfide
Russian:
Колибри-ракетохвост
Slovak:
pančuchárik drahokamček
Serbian:
Kolibri spatulastog repa
Swedish:
spatelstjärt
Ukrainian:
Колібрі-китицехвіст
Chinese:
叉扇尾蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
叉拍尾蜂鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Loddigésie admirable ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Loddigésie admirable ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Clements 1st edition:
Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Marvellous Sungem ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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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:
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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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Loddigesia mirabilis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Loddigesia mirabilis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Loddigesia mirabilis
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Loddigesia mirabilis
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Loddigesia mirabilis

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Colibrí admirable
Czech: Kolibrík podivuhodný, kolibřík podivuhodný
Danish: Pragtspatelhale
German: Violettscheitel-Flaggensylphe, Wundersylphe
English: Loddige's Raquet-tail, Loddige's Spatuletail, Marvellous Spatuletail, Marvellous Sungem, Marvelous Spatuletail
English, HBW: Marvelous Spatuletail
English (IOC): Marvelous Spatuletail
English (United States): Marvelous Spatuletail
Spanish: Colibrí Admirable, Colibrí Maravilloso
Spanish (Spain): Colibrí Admirable
Spanish (HBW): Marvelous Spatuletail
Spanish (Peru): Colibrí Cola de Espátula
Estonian: imekoolibri
Finnish: Paratiisikolibri
French: Colibri admirable, Loddigésie admirable, Merveilleuse à queue en spatules
Croatian: utkubampski kolibrić
Hungarian: levélfarkú csodakolibri
Icelandic: Skottbríi
Italian: Colibrì mirabile coda a spatola, Spatolino meraviglioso
Japanese (romaji): onagarakettohachidori
Japanese: オナガラケットハチドリ
Scientific: Loddigesia mirabilis, Trochilus mirabilis
Lithuanian: Lodigezija
Dutch: Vlagkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Paradiskolibri
Norwegian: Paradiskolibri
Polish: lodigezja
Portuguese: Beija-flor-sílfide
Portuguese (Portugal): colibri-de-espátulas
Russian: изумительный ракетохвост-лоддигезия, Колибри-ракетохвост, Ракетохвостая колибри, Ракетохвостая Лоддигезия
Slovak: drahokamcek lietavý, drahokamček lietavý, pančuchárik drahokamček
Serbian: Kolibri spatulastog repa
Swedish: Spatelstjärt
Turkish: Muhteşem kolibri
Ukrainian: Колібрі-китицехвіст
Chinese: 叉扇尾蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 叉拍尾蜂鳥

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