Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Monotypic
Scott Weidensaul, Tara Rodden Robinson, Robert R. Sargent, Martha B. Sargent, and Theodore J. Zenzal
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 22, 2019
Text last updated July 22, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí de gorja robí |
| Czech | kalypta rubínohrdlá |
| Dutch | Robijnkeelkolibrie |
| English | Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
| English (United States) | Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
| French | Colibri à gorge rubis |
| French (France) | Colibri à gorge rubis |
| German | Rubinkehlkolibri |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Wanga-nègès gòj wouj |
| Icelandic | Rúbinbríi |
| Japanese | ノドアカハチドリ |
| Norwegian | rubinstrupekolibri |
| Polish | koliberek rubinobrody |
| Russian | Рубиновогорлый колибри |
| Serbian | Crvenogrli kolibri |
| Slovak | čmeľovec červenohrdlý |
| Spanish | Colibrí Gorjirrubí |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Colibrí Garganta de Rubí |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Colibrí americano |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Zumbador Migratorio |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Colibrí Garganta Rubí |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Colibrí Garganta Rubí |
| Spanish (Panama) | Estrella Garganta de Rubí |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Zumbadorcito Gorgirrojo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí gorjirrubí |
| Swedish | rubinkolibri |
| Turkish | Yakut Boğazlı Kolibri |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі рубіновогорлий |
Archilochus colubris (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus Colubris
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.120.
TYPE LOCALITY:
North America = South Carolina ex Catesby.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ARCHILOCHUS
- colubris
- Colubris
The Key to Scientific Names
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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)
Originally Appeared in
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Distribution of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird
