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Green Thorntail
Discosura conversii (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)
The Green Thorntail (Discosura conversii) is a small hummingbird that is a resident breeder from Costa Rica to western Ecuador. It occurs at middle elevations from 700–1400 m but may descend lower early in the wet season. In Costa Rica and Panama it is confined to the Caribbean slopes. Source: Wikipedia
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Order:
Apodiformes
Family:
Trochilidae
Genus:
Discosura
Scientific:
Discosura conversii
Citation:
(Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)
Reference:
Ann.Sci.Phys.Nat.Agric.Ind. p.313 pl.9
Protonym:
Trochilus Conversii
Avibase ID:
88B5FB8A0B0FA9C5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/88B5FB8A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693150
Geographic range:
- Discosura conversii: Costa Rica to Panama, w Colombia and w Ecuador
Source: Clements checklist
Green Thorntail
Catalan:
Colibrí cuallarg verd
Czech:
kolibřík trnoocasý
Danish:
Grøn Tornhale
German:
Grüne Fadenelfe
Spanish:
Rabudito Verde
Spanish (Spain):
Rabudito Verde
Finnish:
viherhapsukolibri
French:
Coquette à queue fine
Croatian:
plavoprsi kolibrić
Hungarian:
zöld fecskekolibri
Italian:
Spinuro verde
Japanese (romaji):
midoritogeohachidori
Japanese:
ミドリトゲオハチドリ
Lithuanian:
Žaliasis dygliauodegis kolibris
Dutch:
Groene Draadkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Grøntrådstjert
Norwegian:
Grønntrådstjert
Polish:
kolcosterek zielony
Russian:
Зелёный колючехвостый колибри
Slovak:
prilbiarik zelený
Serbian:
Zeleni bodljorepi kolibri
Swedish:
grön nålstjärt
Ukrainian:
Колібрі-голкохвіст зелений
Chinese:
绿刺尾蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
綠刺尾蜂鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Coquette à queue fine ( Discosura conversii) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Coquette à queue fine ( Popelairia conversii) |
| Clements 1st edition: Green Thorntail ( Popelairia conversii) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Green Thorntail ( Popelairia conversii) |
| Clements 4th edition: Green Thorntail ( Popelairia conversii) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Clements 6th edition: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Clements, version 2015: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Clements, version 2016: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Clements, version 2017: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Clements, version 2018: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Clements, version 2019: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| eBird version 1.50: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| eBird version 1.52: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| eBird version 1.53: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| eBird version 1.54: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| eBird version 1.55: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| eBird version 2015: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| eBird version 2016: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| eBird version 2017: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| eBird version 2018: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| eBird version 2019: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Green Thorntail ( Popelairia conversii) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Green Thorntail ( Popelairia conversii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Green Thorntail ( Popelairia conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Green Thorntail ( Popelairia conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| James Lee Peters: Popelairia conversii |
| James Lee Peters (original): Popelairia conversii |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Popelairia conversii |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Green Thorntail ( Popelairia conversii) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Green Thorntail ( Popelairia conversii) |
| Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Green Thorntail ( Popelairia conversii) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Green Thorntail ( Discosura conversii) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Discosura conversii |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Discosura conversii |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
Catalan: Colibrí cuallarg verd
Czech: kolibřík trnoocasý, Kolibrík vejírový
Danish: Grøn Tornhale
German: Dornschwanzelfe, Dornschwanz-Elfe, Grüne Fadenelfe
English: Green Thorntail, Green throntail
English (IOC): Green Thorntail
Spanish: Cola-de-lira Verde, Colicerda Verde, Coqueta de Cola Celeste, Rabudito Verde, Totí
Spanish (Colombia): Cola-de-lira Verde, Rabudito verde
Spanish (Costa Rica): Colicerda Verde
Spanish (Cuba): Totí
Spanish (Ecuador): Colicerda Verde
Spanish (Spain): Rabudito Verde
Spanish (HBW): Green Thorntail
Spanish (Panama): Colicerda Verde
Finnish: Viherhapsukolibri
French: Coquette à queue fine, Coquette de Convers, Discosura conversii
Croatian: plavoprsi kolibrić
Hungarian: zöld fecskekolibri
Italian: Colibrì codalunga verde, Spinuro verde
Japanese (romaji): midoritogeohachidori
Japanese: ミドリトゲオハチドリ
Scientific: Discosura conversii, Popelairia conversii, Popelairia conversii salvini, Trochilus Conversii
Lithuanian: Žaliasis dygliauodegis kolibris
Dutch: Groene Draadkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Grøntrådstjert
Norwegian: Grønntrådstjert
Polish: kolcosterek zielony
Russian: Зелёный колючехвостый колибри
Slovak: prilbiarik zelený
Serbian: Zeleni bodljorepi kolibri
Swedish: Grön nålstjärt
Ukrainian: Колібрі-голкохвіст зелений
Chinese: 绿刺尾蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 綠刺尾蜂鳥
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