Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí de capell blanc |
| Czech | kolibřík běločelý |
| Dutch | Witkruinkolibrie |
| English | Snowcap |
| English (United States) | Snowcap |
| French | Colibri à coiffe blanche |
| French (France) | Colibri à coiffe blanche |
| German | Schneekappenkolibri |
| Japanese | ワタボウシハチドリ |
| Norwegian | snøkronekolibri |
| Polish | karliczek |
| Russian | Белошапочный колибри |
| Serbian | Snežnokapi kolibri |
| Slovak | kolibrík bieločelý |
| Spanish | Colibrí Coroniblanco |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Colibrí Copete de Nieve |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Colibrí Frente Blanca |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gorra Nivosa |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí coroniblanco |
| Swedish | snöhätta |
| Turkish | Sakarca Kolibri |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі білоголовий |
Microchera albocoronata (Lawrence, 1855)
PROTONYM:
Mellisuga albo-coronata
Lawrence, 1855. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 6, p.137 pl.4.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bel6n, Veragua, Panamá
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MICROCHERA
- albocoronata / albocoronatus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
Snowcap Microchera albocoronata Scientific name definitions
Ethan Kistler and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 5, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 5, 2013
Photos from this Account
© Alexander Montero
Male
© Phil Chaon
Female
© Andy Wilson
Male
© Jorrit Vlot
Female
© Arnaud Lacroix
Male
© Josiah Verbrugge
Macaulay Library Photos for Snowcap
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