Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí maragda cuablau |
| Czech | kolibřík modroocasý |
| Dutch | Blauwstaartsmaragdkolibrie |
| English | Blue-tailed Emerald |
| English (United States) | Blue-tailed Emerald |
| French | Émeraude orvert |
| French (France) | Émeraude orvert |
| German | Blauschwanz-Smaragdkolibri |
| Japanese | アイオヒメエメラルドハチドリ |
| Norwegian | blåhalesmaragd |
| Polish | złocik szmaragdowy |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | esmeralda-de-cauda-azul |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Esmeralda-de-cauda-azul |
| Russian | Синехвостый изумруд |
| Serbian | Plavorepi smaragdni kolibri |
| Slovak | smaragdovec medosavý |
| Slovenian | Modrorepi kolibri |
| Spanish | Esmeralda Coliazul |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Esmeralda Coliazul |
| Spanish (Peru) | Esmeralda de Cola Azul |
| Spanish (Spain) | Esmeralda coliazul |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Esmeralda Coliazul |
| Swedish | blåstjärtad smaragd |
| Turkish | Mavi Kuyruklu Zümrüt |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі-смарагд синьохвостий |
Chlorostilbon mellisugus (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus mellisugus
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.121.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CHLOROSTILBON
- mellisugus
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)
Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus Scientific name definitions
Ralf Bündgen, Guy M. Kirwan, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Harold F. Greeney
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus
Authors
Ralf Bündgen, Guy M. Kirwan, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Harold F. Greeney
Recommended Citation
Bündgen, R., G. M. Kirwan, P. F. D. Boesman, and H. F. Greeney (2020). Blue-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon mellisugus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.blteme1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- February 5, 2015
- Blue-tailed Emerald (HBW) Chlorostilbon mellisugus
Authors
Ralf Bündgen, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan and Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
Bündgen, R., G. M. Kirwan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2015). Blue-tailed Emerald (HBW) (Chlorostilbon mellisugus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
