Mexican Violetear Colibri thalassinus Scientific name definitions
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
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Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 24, 2011
Text last updated June 24, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí verd |
| Czech | kolibřík zelený |
| Dutch | Mexicaanse Violetoorkolibrie |
| English | Mexican Violetear |
| English (United States) | Mexican Violetear |
| French | Colibri thalassin |
| French (France) | Colibri thalassin |
| German | Mexiko-Veilchenohrkolibri |
| Japanese | ミドリハチドリ |
| Norwegian | talassinkolibri |
| Polish | uszatek zielony |
| Russian | Синегрудый фиалкоух |
| Slovak | jagavička malachitová |
| Spanish | Colibrí Oreja Violeta Mexicano |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Colibrí Verde Oreja Morada |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Colibrí Orejas Violetas Mexicano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí oreja violeta mexicano |
| Swedish | mexikansk öronkolibri |
| Turkish | Meksika Morkulağı |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі зелений |
Colibri thalassinus (Swainson, 1827)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus thalassinus
Swainson, 1827. The Philosophical Magazine, New Series n.s., 1, p.441.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Temascaltepec, Mexico.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- COLIBRI
- thalassina / thalassinus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Mexican Violetear
