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Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Myrmia
Scientific: Myrmia micrura
Citation: (Gould, 1854)
Reference: Monogr.Trochil. pt7 pl.2,text
Protonym: Calothorax micrurus
Avibase ID: B7B7F11C03C99F73
Short link: https://avibase.ca/B7B7F11C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555315
Geographic range:
Myrmia micrura : Arid scrub of sw Ecuador and nw Peru
Source: Clements checklist
English: Short-tailed Woodstar
Czech: kolibřík krátkoocasý
German: Kurzschwanzelfe
Danish: Korthalet Skovstjerne
Spanish: Colibrí Colicorto
Finnish: lyhytpyrstökolibri
French: Colibri à queue courte
Italian: Silvistella codacorta
Japanese: chibiohachidori
Japanese: チビオハチドリ
Dutch: Kortstaartboself
Norwegian: Stumpstjertkolibri
Polish: lilipucik
Russian: Короткохвостый колибри
Slovak: čmeľovec krátkochvostý
Swedish: kortstjärtad skogsjuvel
Chinese: 短尾蜂鸟
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Birdlife checklist version 00: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Birdlife checklist version 01: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Birdlife checklist version 02: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Birdlife checklist version 03: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Birdlife checklist version 04: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Colibri à queue courte ( Myrmia micrura )
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Colibri à queue courte ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements 1st edition: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements 3rd edition: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements 4th edition: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements 5th edition (as published): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements 6th edition: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements, version 2015: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements, version 2016: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements, version 2017: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Clements, version 2018: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
eBird version 1.50: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
eBird version 1.52: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
eBird version 1.53: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
eBird version 1.54: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
eBird version 1.55: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
eBird version 2015: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
eBird version 2016: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
eBird version 2017: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
eBird version 2018: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
James Lee Peters: Myrmia micrura
James Lee Peters (original): Myrmia micrura
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Myrmia micrura
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Short-tailed Woodstar ( Myrmia micrura )
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Myrmia micrura
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Myrmia micrura
Taxonomic status:
Species status:
full species
Other synonyms
Catalan: Colibrí cuacurtCzech: Kolibrík krátkoocasý, kolibřík krátkoocasýDanish: Korthalet SkovstjerneGerman: Kurzschwanzelfe, Kurzschwanz-ElfeEnglish: Short tailed Woodstar, Short-tailed WoodstarEnglish (IOC): Short-tailed WoodstarSpanish: Colibrí Colicorto, Colibrí EnanoSpanish (Ecuador): Estrellita ColicortaSpanish (Spain): Colibrí ColicortoSpanish (HBW): Short-tailed WoodstarSpanish (Peru): Estrellita de Cola CortaFinnish: LyhytpyrstökolibriFrench: Colibri à queue courteHungarian: rövidfarkú erdőcsillagItalian: Silvistella codacorta, Stella dei boschi codacortaJapanese: chibiohachidoriJapanese: チビオハチドリLatin: Calothorax micrurus, Myrmia micruraLithuanian: Trumpauodegis kolibrisDutch: KortstaartboselfNorwegian Nynorsk: StumpstjertkolibriNorwegian: StumpstjertkolibriPolish: lilipucikRussian: Короткохвостый колибриSlovak: čmeľovec krátkochvostýSwedish: kortstjärtad skogsjuvel, Kortstjärtad skogsstjärnaUkrainian: Колібрі куцохвостийChinese: 短尾蜂鸟Chinese (Traditional): 短尾蜂鳥