The beautiful sheartail or beautiful hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in southern-central Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. Small hummingbird within arid bushes and shrubs in dry inland areas of southwestern Mexico. It feeds at all levels, very often on cactus flowers. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Gould, J 1859
Reference:
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.
(3), 4 p.97
Protonym:
Calothorax pulchra
Type locality:
Oaxaca.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18638012
Avibase ID:
B569CB1EDA76D86B
Avibase ID:
avibase-B569CB1E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B569CB1E
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555308
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Colibri charmant ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Colibri charmant ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements 1st edition: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements, version 2021: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements, version 2022: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements, version 2023: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements 3rd edition: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements 4th edition: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements 6th edition: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements, version 2015: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements, version 2016: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements, version 2017: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements, version 2018: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Clements, version 2019: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
eBird version 1.50: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
eBird version 1.52: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
eBird version 1.53: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
eBird version 1.54: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
eBird version 1.55: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
eBird version 2015: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
eBird version 2016: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
eBird version 2017: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
eBird version 2018: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
eBird version 2019: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
eBird version 2021: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
eBird version 2022: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
eBird version 2023: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Calothorax pulcher |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Calothorax pulcher |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Calothorax pulcher |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Beautiful Sheartail ( Calothorax pulcher) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Calothorax pulcher |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Calothorax pulcher |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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