Swallow-tailed Hummingbird Eupetomena macroura Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Subspecies (5)
Karl-Ludwig Schuchmann and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 9, 2015
Text last updated February 9, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí cuaforcat |
| Czech | kolibřík vlaštovčí |
| Dutch | Zwaluwstaartkolibrie |
| English | Swallow-tailed Hummingbird |
| English (United States) | Swallow-tailed Hummingbird |
| French | Colibri hirondelle |
| French (France) | Colibri hirondelle |
| German | Gabelschwanzkolibri |
| Icelandic | Svölubríi |
| Japanese | ツバメハチドリ |
| Norwegian | svalekolibri |
| Polish | śmigacz |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | beija-flor-tesoura |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Beija-flor-tesoura |
| Russian | Вилохвостый саблекрыл |
| Serbian | Lastorepi kolibri |
| Slovak | kolibrík lastovičí |
| Spanish | Colibrí Golondrina |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Picaflor Tijereta |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Picaflor tijereta |
| Spanish (Peru) | Colibrí de Cola Ahorquillada |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí golondrina |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Picaflor Tijereta |
| Swedish | svalstjärtskolibri |
| Turkish | Kırlangıç Kuyruklu Kolibri |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі-шаблекрил вилохвостий |
Eupetomena macroura (Gmelin, 1788)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus macrourus
Gmelin, 1788. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I], p.487.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Jamaica, error, Cayenne designated as type locality by Hellmayr, antea, p. 387.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- EUPETOMENA
- macroura / macrouros / macrourus / macrura
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
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
