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Beautiful Hummingbird

Calothorax pulcher Gould, J 1859

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




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
   Calothorax
Scientific:
  Calothorax pulcher


Original description

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 identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B569CB1EDA76D86B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B569CB1E

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B569CB1E


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555308

Geographic range:

  • Calothorax pulcher: Arid scrub of s Mexico (Guerrero and s Puebla to e Oaxaca)
English:
Beautiful Hummingbird
Catalan:
Colibrí d'altiplà
Czech:
kolibřík křovinný
Danish:
Pragtskovjuvel
German:
Schmucksternkolibri
Spanish:
Colibrí Bonito
Spanish (Spain):
Colibrí Bonito
Finnish:
kaunokolibri
French:
Colibri charmant
Croatian:
pjegavotrba smaragdnica
Hungarian:
gyönyörű kolibri
Italian:
Colibrì magnifico
Japanese (romaji):
shiroharaakahigehachidori
Japanese:
シロハラアカヒゲハチドリ
Lithuanian:
Paprastasis puošnusis kolibris
Dutch:
Prachtkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Fagerkolibri
Norwegian:
Fagerkolibri
Polish:
koliberek wspaniały
Portuguese:
beija-flor-bonito
Portuguese (Portugal):
colibri-belo
Russian:
Украшенный люцифер
Slovak:
čmeľovec ozdobný
Swedish:
praktkolibri
Ukrainian:
Колібрі-білозір чагарниковий
Chinese:
华丽蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
華麗蜂鳥


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:
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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):
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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:
Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher)
Clements, version 2016:
Beautiful Hummingbird ( Calothorax pulcher)
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:
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eBird version 2022:
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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:
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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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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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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Catalan: Colibrí d'altiplà
Czech: Kolibrík carokrásný, kolibřík křovinný
Danish: Pragtskovjuvel
German: Schmuckkolibri, Schmuck-Kolibri, Schmucksternkolibri
English: Beautiful Hummingbird, Beautiful Sheartail
English, HBW: Beautiful Hummingbird
English (IOC): Beautiful Sheartail
English (United States): Beautiful Hummingbird
Spanish: Colibrí Bonito, Colibrí Mixteco, Colibrí Oaxaqueño, Colibrí Precioso, Tijereta Oaxaqueña
Spanish (Spain): Colibrí Bonito
Spanish (HBW): Beautiful Hummingbird
Spanish (Mexico): Colibrí Mixteco, colibrí oaxaqueño, Tijereta Oaxaqueña
Finnish: Kaunokolibri
French: Calypte charmant, Colibri à gorge pourpre, Colibri charmant
Croatian: pjegavotrba smaragdnica
Hungarian: gyönyörű kolibri
Italian: Colibrì bello, Colibrì magnifico
Japanese (romaji): shiroharaakahigehachidori
Japanese: シロハラアカヒゲハチドリ
Scientific: Calothorax pulcher, Calothorax pulchra
Lithuanian: Paprastasis puošnusis kolibris
Dutch: Prachtkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Fagerkolibri
Norwegian: Fagerkolibri
Polish: koliberek wspanialy, koliberek wspaniały
Portuguese: beija-flor-bonito
Portuguese (Portugal): colibri-belo
Russian: Украшенный колибри, Украшенный люцифер
Slovak: čmeľovec ozdobný
Swedish: praktkolibri, Praktskogsjuvel
Turkish: Mücevher kolibrisi
Ukrainian: Колібрі-білозір чагарниковий
Chinese: 华丽蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 華麗蜂鳥

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