Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Monotypic
William H. Baltosser and Peter E. Scott
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1996
Text last updated January 1, 1996
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí de Costa |
| Czech | kalypta kalifornská |
| Dutch | Costakolibrie |
| English | Costa's Hummingbird |
| English (United States) | Costa's Hummingbird |
| French | Colibri de Costa |
| French (France) | Colibri de Costa |
| German | Veilchenkopfelfe |
| Icelandic | Krossbríi |
| Japanese | コスタハチドリ |
| Norwegian | ørkenkolibri |
| Polish | koliberek kalifornijski |
| Russian | Фиалковый калипсо |
| Serbian | Kostin kolibri |
| Slovak | čmeľovec kalypta |
| Spanish | Colibrí de Costa |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Colibrí Cabeza Violeta |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí de Costa |
| Swedish | Costas kolibri |
| Turkish | Costa Kolibrisi |
| Ukrainian | Каліпта аметистовоголова |
Calypte costae (Bourcier, 1839)
PROTONYM:
Ornismya Costae
Bourcier, 1839. Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 2, p.294.
TYPE LOCALITY:
California = Magdalena Bay, Baja California.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CALYPTE
- costae
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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 Costa's Hummingbird
