Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (7)
Martin Heindl, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.1 — Published May 12, 2023
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí de cua metàl·lica maragda |
| Czech | kolibřík dřišťálový |
| Dutch | Smaragdglansstaartkolibrie |
| English | Tyrian Metaltail |
| English (United States) | Tyrian Metaltail |
| French | Métallure émeraude |
| French (France) | Métallure émeraude |
| German | Smaragdkehl-Glanzschwänzchen |
| Japanese | エメラルドテリオハチドリ |
| Norwegian | andesmetallstjert |
| Polish | metalik krasnosterny |
| Russian | Изумрудный металлохвост |
| Serbian | Tirijanski kolibri metalac |
| Slovak | vrchárik medenochvostý |
| Spanish | Metalura Tiria |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Metalura Tiria |
| Spanish (Peru) | Colibrí Tirio |
| Spanish (Spain) | Metalura tiria |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Colibrí Verde Colirrojo |
| Swedish | smaragdstrupig glansstjärt |
| Turkish | Tiryan Metalkuyruğu |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі-барвограй зеленогорлий |
Revision Notes
Update to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page by Peter F. D. Boesman.
Metallura tyrianthina (Loddiges, 1832)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus tyrianthinus
Loddiges, 1832. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London Part 2 no.15, p. 6,7.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Popayan, Colombia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- METALLURA
- tyrianthina / tyrianthinus
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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 Tyrian Metaltail
