White-tailed Emerald Microchera chionura Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Monotypic
F. Gary Stiles and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published August 18, 2021
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí maragda cuablanc |
| Czech | kolibřík zelenopláštíkový |
| Dutch | Witstaartsmaragdkolibrie |
| English | White-tailed Emerald |
| English (United States) | White-tailed Emerald |
| French | Colibri elvire |
| French (France) | Colibri elvire |
| German | Elvirakolibri |
| Japanese | オジロエメラルドハチドリ |
| Norwegian | kritthalekolibri |
| Polish | diamencik zielony |
| Russian | Белохвостая эльвира |
| Serbian | Belorepi smaragdni kolibri |
| Slovak | kolibrík bielochvostý |
| Spanish | Esmeralda de Elvira |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Esmeralda Coliblanca |
| Spanish (Panama) | Esmeralda Coliblanca |
| Spanish (Spain) | Esmeralda de Elvira |
| Swedish | vitstjärtad smaragd |
| Turkish | Ak Kuyruklu Zümrüt |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі-ельвіра зелений |
Microchera chionura (Gould, 1851)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus (Thaumatias?) chionura
Gould, 1851. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 18 (1850), no.211, p.162.
TYPE LOCALITY:
David, 2000-3000 feet, Chiriquí, Panamá
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MICROCHERA
- chionura / chionurus
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)
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Distribution of the White-tailed Emerald
