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Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Hylonympha
Scientific: Hylonympha macrocerca
Citation: Gould, 1873
Reference: Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(4) 12 p.429
Protonym: Hylonympha macrocerca
Avibase ID: E61807144853409B
Short link: https://avibase.ca/E6180714
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555207
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Geographic range:
Hylonympha macrocerca : NE Venezuela (mountains of Paría Peninsula)
Source: Clements checklist
English: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird
Czech: kolibřík lesní
German: Scherenschwanznymphe
Danish: Pariasakshale
Spanish: Colibrí Tijereta
Finnish: pihtipyrstökolibri
French: Colibri à queue en ciseaux
Italian: Colibrì codaforbice
Japanese: hasamiohachidori
Japanese: ハサミオハチドリ
Dutch: Bosnimfkolibrie
Norwegian: Saksekolibri
Polish: nozycosterek
Russian: Лесная нимфа
Slovak: medovec lesný
Swedish: saxstjärtskolibri
Chinese: 剪尾蜂鸟
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Birdlife checklist version 00: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Birdlife checklist version 01: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Birdlife checklist version 02: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Birdlife checklist version 03: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Birdlife checklist version 04: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Colibri à queue en ciseaux ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Colibri à queue en ciseaux ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements 1st edition: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements 3rd edition: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements 4th edition: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements 5th edition (as published): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements 6th edition: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements, version 2015: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements, version 2016: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements, version 2017: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Clements, version 2018: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
eBird version 1.50: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
eBird version 1.52: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
eBird version 1.53: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
eBird version 1.54: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
eBird version 1.55: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
eBird version 2015: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
eBird version 2016: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
eBird version 2017: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
eBird version 2018: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
James Lee Peters: Hylonympha macrocerca
James Lee Peters (original): Hylonympha macrocerca
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Hylonympha macrocerca
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Scissor-tailed Hummingbird ( Hylonympha macrocerca )
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hylonympha macrocerca
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hylonympha macrocerca
Taxonomic status:
Species status:
full species
Other synonyms
Catalan: Colibrí cua de tisoraCzech: Kolibrík lesní, kolibřík lesníDanish: PariasakshaleGerman: Grünbrustnymphe, Scherenschwanznymphe, WaldnympheEnglish: Scissor tailed Hummingbird, Scissor-tailed HummingbirdEnglish (IOC): Scissor-tailed HummingbirdSpanish: Colibrí TijeretaSpanish (Spain): Colibrí TijeretaSpanish (HBW): Scissor-tailed HummingbirdSpanish (Venezuela): Colibrí TijeretaEstonian: käärsaba-koolibriFinnish: PihtipyrstökolibriFrench: Colibri à queue en ciseauxHungarian: Paria-kolibriItalian: Colibrì codaforbice, Colibrì codaforcutaJapanese: hasamiohachidoriJapanese: ハサミオハチドリLatin: Hylonympha macrocercaLithuanian: Venesuelinė miškinė nimfaDutch: BosnimfkolibrieNorwegian Nynorsk: SaksekolibriNorwegian: SaksekolibriPolish: nozycosterek, nożycosterekRussian: Лесная нимфаSlovak: medovec lesnýSwedish: SaxstjärtskolibriUkrainian: Колібрі-німфа лісовийChinese: *剪尾蜂鸟, 剪尾蜂鸟Chinese (Traditional): 鉸尾蜂鳥