Mexican Sheartail Doricha eliza Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (19)
- Monotypic
Carlos A. Soberanes-González and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 1, 2013
Text last updated March 1, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí d'Eliza |
| Czech | kalypta nůžkoocasá |
| Dutch | Mexicaanse Schaarstaartkolibrie |
| English | Mexican Sheartail |
| English (United States) | Mexican Sheartail |
| French | Colibri d'Eliza |
| French (France) | Colibri d'Eliza |
| German | Rosenkehl-Sternkolibri |
| Japanese | オビロエンビハチドリ |
| Norwegian | yucatánklypestjert |
| Polish | koliberek widłosterny |
| Russian | Мексиканский искрохвост |
| Slovak | čmeľovec stupňochvostý |
| Spanish | Colibrí de Elisa |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Colibrí Tijereta Mexicano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí de Elisa |
| Swedish | yucatánsaxstjärt |
| Turkish | Yukatan Ormanyıldızı |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі-вилохвіст мексиканський |
Doricha eliza (Lesson & Delattre, 1839)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus eliza
Lesson & Delattre, 1839. Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 2, p.20.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Between Vera Cruz and Jalapa, Vera Cruz, Mexico.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- DORICHA
- eliza
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Mexican Sheartail
