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
Citation:
(Bourcier, 1847)
Reference:
Proc.Zool.Soc.London p. 42
Protonym:
Trochilus mirabilis
Avibase ID:
7969608CDD6F212F
Avibase ID:
avibase-7969608C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7969608C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555296
Geographic range:
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): Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
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): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
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: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Clements 3rd edition: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Clements 4th edition: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Clements, version 2015: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Clements, version 2016: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Clements, version 2017: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Clements, version 2018: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Clements, version 2019: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
eBird version 1.50: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
eBird version 1.52: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
eBird version 1.53: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
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eBird version 2019: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
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): Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Marvellous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
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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): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
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: Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Marvelous Spatuletail ( Loddigesia mirabilis) |
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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