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Gray-tailed Mountain-gem

Lampornis cinereicauda (Lawrence, GN 1867)

The grey-tailed mountaingem or gray-tailed mountaingem is a hummingbird which breeds only in the mountains of southern Costa Rica. Until recently it was believed to be a subspecies of the white-throated mountaingem. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
   Lampornis
Scientific:
  Lampornis cinereicauda

Original description

Citation:
  (Lawrence, GN 1867)

Reference:
   Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist. New York 8 p.485

Protonym:
  Oreopyra cinereicauda

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16022733

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  AA0E632AD8E3C489

Avibase ID:
  avibase-AA0E632A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/AA0E632A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 693726

Geographic range:

  • Lampornis cinereicauda: S Costa Rica (Cordillera de Talamanca)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Gray-tailed Mountain-gem
Catalan:
Colibrí cuagrís
Czech:
kolibrík šedoocasý
Danish:
Gråhalet Bjergjuvel
German:
Grauschwanznymphe
Spanish:
Colibrí coligrís
Finnish:
tuhkapyrstökolibri
French:
Colibri à queue grise
Croatian:
sivorepa smaragdnica
Italian:
Orogemma codagrigia
Japanese (romaji):
haioshiromejirihachidori
Japanese:
ネズミオシロメジリハチドリ
Dutch:
Grijsstaartjuweelkolibrie
Norwegian:
Gråhalejuvel
Polish:
malachicik szarosterny
Portuguese:
beija-flor-de-cauda-cinzenta
Russian:
Серохвостый сверкающий колибри
Slovak:
medovec sivochvostý
Swedish:
gråstjärtad bergsjuvel
Ukrainian:
колібрі-самоцвіт сірохвостий
Chinese:
灰尾宝石蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
灰尾寶石蜂鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Gray-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Gray-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Gray-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Gray-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Gray-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Gray-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Gray-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Gray-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Gray-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Grey-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Grey-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Grey-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Grey-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Grey-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Grey-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Grey-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Grey-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Grey-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Grey-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022):
Grey-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Colibri à queue grise ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Lampornis cinereicauda cinereicauda [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Lampornis cinereicauda cinereicauda [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Lampornis cinereicauda cinereicauda [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Lampornis cinereicauda cinereicauda [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Lampornis cinereicauda cinereicauda [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Lampornis cinereicauda cinereicauda [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Lampornis cinereicauda cinereicauda [version 2]
Clements 6th edition:
Lampornis cinereicauda cinereicauda [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Lampornis cinereicauda cinereicauda [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
White-throated Mountain-gem (Gray-tailed) ( Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
White-throated Mountain-gem (Gray-tailed) ( Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
White-throated Mountain-gem (Gray-tailed) ( Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
White-throated Mountain-gem (Gray-tailed) ( Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
White-throated Mountain-gem (Gray-tailed) ( Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
White-throated Mountain-gem (Gray-tailed) ( Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
White-throated Mountain-gem (Gray-tailed) ( Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
White-throated Mountain-gem (Gray-tailed) ( Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
White-throated Mountain-gem (Gray-tailed) ( Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
White-throated Mountain-gem (Gray-tailed) ( Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
White-throated Mountain-gem (Gray-tailed) ( Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
White-throated Mountain-gem (Gray-tailed) ( Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Grey-tailed Mountain Gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Grey-tailed Mountain Gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Grey-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Grey-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Grey-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Grey-tailed Mountain-gem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Lampornis cinereicauda [version 3]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Lampornis cinereicauda [version 3]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Lampornis cinereicauda [version 3]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Grey-tailed Mountaingem ( Lampornis cinereicauda) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Lampornis cinereicauda [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Lampornis [castaneoventris or cinereicauda] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Colibrí cuagrís
Czech: kolibrík šedoocasý
Danish: Gråhalet Bjergjuvel
German: Grauschwanznymphe, Grauschwanz-Nymphe, Weißkehlnymphe (Grauschwanznymphe)
English: Gray-tailed Mountain-gem, Grey-tailed Mountain Gem, Grey-tailed Mountaingem, Grey-tailed Mountain-gem, White-throated Mountain-gem (Gray-tailed)
English, HBW: Grey-tailed Mountain-gem
English (IOC): Grey-tailed Mountaingem
English (United States): White-throated Mountain-gem (Gray-tailed)
Spanish: Colibrí coligrís, Colibrí Ventricastaño (cinereicauda), Gema de Cola Gris
Spanish (Costa Rica): Colibrí montañés coligrís, Colibrí Montañés Gorgiblanco (cinereicauda)
Spanish (Spain): Colibrí Ventricastaño (cinereicauda)
Spanish (HBW): White-throated Mountain-gem (Gray-tailed)
Spanish (Panama): Colibrí Montañés Gorguiblanco (cinereicauda)
Finnish: tuhkapyrstökolibri
French: Améthyste à queue grise, Colibri à queue grise, Colibri à queue grise (nominal), Colibri à queue grise (nominale), Colibri à queue grise (race nominale), Colibri à ventre châtain (à queue grise), Colibri à ventre châtain (cinereicauda)
Croatian: sivorepa smaragdnica
Italian: Gemma di montagna codagrigia, Orogemma codagrigia
Japanese (romaji): haioshiromejirihachidori, nodojiroshiromejirihachidori (cinereicauda)
Japanese: ネズミオシロメジリハチドリ, ノドジロシロメジリハチドリ (cinereicauda), ノドジロシロメジリハチドリ（cinereicauda）
Scientific: Lampornis castaneoventris cinereicauda, Lampornis cinereicauda, Lampornis cinereicauda cinereicauda, Oreopyra cinereicauda
Dutch: Grijsstaartjuweelkolibrie, Roodbuik-juweelkolibrie (cinereicauda)
Norwegian: Gråhalejuvel, hvitstrupejuvel (cinereicauda)
Polish: malachicik białogardły (cinereicauda), malachicik szarosterny
Portuguese: beija-flor-de-cauda-cinzenta
Portuguese (Portugal): colibri-de-talamanca (cinereicauda)
Russian: Белогорлый солнечник (cinereicauda), Серохвостый сверкающий колибри
Slovak: medovec sivochvostý, medovec sivochvostý (skup.)
Serbian: Belogrli planinski kolibri (sivorepi)
Swedish: gråstjärtad bergsjuvel
Turkish: Ak gerdanlı dağmücevheri (cinereicauda)
Ukrainian: колібрі-самоцвіт сірохвостий
Chinese: 灰尾宝石蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 灰尾寶石蜂鳥

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