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Coppery Thorntail

Discosura letitiae (Bourcier, J; Mulsant, MÉ 1852)

Letitia's thorntail, also known as the coppery thorntail, is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
   Discosura
Scientific:
  Discosura letitiae


Original description

Citation:
  (Bourcier, J; Mulsant, MÉ 1852)

Reference:
   Ann. Sci. Phys. Nat. Agric. Indust. (2), 4 p.143

Protonym:
  Trochilus letitiae


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E77089BB81416078

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E77089BB

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E77089BB


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 693149

Geographic range:

  • Discosura letitiae: Known from three specimens ca 1852 labeled from “Bolivia”
English:
Coppery Thorntail
Catalan:
Colibrí cuallarg de Letícia
Czech:
kolibřík měděnohřbetý
Danish:
Boliviansk Tornhale
German:
Kupferfadenelfe
Spanish:
Rabudito Cobrizo
Spanish (Spain):
Rabudito Cobrizo
Finnish:
kuparihapsukolibri
French:
Coquette de Letizia
Croatian:
bakrenasti kolibrić
Hungarian:
rézfényű fecskekolibri
Italian:
Spinuro ramato
Japanese (romaji):
douirotogeohachidori
Japanese:
ドウイロトゲオハチドリ
Lithuanian:
Varinis dygliauodegis kolibris
Dutch:
Koperen Draadkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Bronsetrådstjert
Norwegian:
Bronsetrådstjert
Polish:
kolcosterek miedziany
Portuguese:
rabo-de-espinho-bronzeado
Russian:
Медная шипохвостка
Slovak:
prilbiarik medený
Serbian:
Bakreni bodljorepi kolibri
Swedish:
kopparnålstjärt
Ukrainian:
Колібрі-голкохвіст бурштиновий
Chinese:
铜色刺尾蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
銅色刺尾蜂鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Coquette de Letizia ( Discosura letitiae)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Coquette de Létitia ( Popelairia letitiae)
Clements 1st edition:
Coppery Thorntail ( Popelairia letitiae)
Clements, version 2021:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Clements, version 2022:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Clements 3rd edition:
Coppery Thorntail ( Popelairia letitiae)
Clements 4th edition:
Coppery Thorntail ( Popelairia letitiae)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Coppery Thorntail ( Popelairia letitiae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Coppery Thorntail ( Popelairia letitiae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Coppery Thorntail ( Popelairia letitiae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Coppery Thorntail ( Popelairia letitiae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Coppery Thorntail ( Popelairia letitiae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Coppery Thorntail ( Popelairia letitiae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Coppery Thorntail ( Popelairia letitiae)
Clements 6th edition:
Coppery Thorntail ( Popelairia letitiae)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Coppery Thorntail ( Popelairia letitiae)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Clements, version 2015:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Clements, version 2016:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Clements, version 2017:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Clements, version 2018:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Clements, version 2019:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
eBird version 1.50:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
eBird version 1.52:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
eBird version 1.53:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
eBird version 1.54:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
eBird version 1.55:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
eBird version 2015:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
eBird version 2016:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
eBird version 2017:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
eBird version 2018:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
eBird version 2019:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
eBird version 2021:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
eBird version 2022:
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Coppery Thorntail ( Popelairia letitiae)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Coppery Thorntail ( Popelairia letitiae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Popelairia letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Popelairia letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Coppery Thorntail ( Popelairia letitiae)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Popelairia letitiae
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Popelairia letitiae
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Popelairia letitiae
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Coppery Thorntail ( Popelairia letitiae)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Coppery Thorntail ( Popelairia letitiae)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Coppery Thorntail ( Popelairia letitiae)
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Coppery Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Letitia's Thorntail ( Discosura letitiae)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Discosura letitiae
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Discosura letitiae

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Colibrí cuallarg de Letícia
Czech: kolibřík měděnohřbetý, Kolibrík medený
Danish: Boliviansk Tornhale
German: Kupferelfe, Kupfer-Elfe, Kupferfadenelfe
English: Coppery Thorntail, Coppery throntail, Letitia's Thorntail
English, HBW: Coppery Thorntail
English (IOC): Letitia's Thorntail
English (United States): Coppery Thorntail
Spanish: Coqueta Cobriza, Rabudito Cobrizo
Spanish (Spain): Rabudito Cobrizo
Spanish (HBW): Coppery Thorntail
Finnish: Kuparihapsukolibri
French: Coquette de Létitia, Coquette de Letizia, Discosura letitiae
Croatian: bakrenasti kolibrić
Hungarian: rézfényű fecskekolibri
Italian: Colibrì codalunga di Letizia, Spinuro ramato
Japanese (romaji): douirotogeohachidori
Japanese: ドウイロトゲオハチドリ
Scientific: Discosura letitiae, Popelairia letitiae, Trochilus letitiae
Lithuanian: Varinis dygliauodegis kolibris
Dutch: Koperen Draadkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bronsetrådstjert
Norwegian: Bronsetrådstjert
Polish: kolcosterek miedziany
Portuguese: rabo-de-espinho-bronzeado
Portuguese (Portugal): colibri-espinhoso-acobreado
Russian: Медная шипохвостка, Медный колючехвостый колибри
Slovak: prilbiarik medený
Serbian: Bakreni bodljorepi kolibri
Swedish: Kopparnålstjärt
Turkish: Bakır rengi telkuyruk
Ukrainian: Колібрі-голкохвіст бурштиновий
Chinese: 铜色刺尾蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 銅色刺尾蜂鳥

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