Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí nan verdós |
| Czech | kalypta jemná |
| Dutch | Dwergkolibrie |
| English | Vervain Hummingbird |
| English (United States) | Vervain Hummingbird |
| French | Colibri nain |
| French (France) | Colibri nain |
| German | Zwergelfe |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Zwazo mouch |
| Icelandic | Sólbríi |
| Japanese | コビトハチドリ |
| Norwegian | dvergkolibri |
| Polish | koliberek miodowy |
| Russian | Колибри-шмель |
| Serbian | Patuljasti smaragdni kolibri |
| Slovak | čmeľovec medosavý |
| Spanish | Colibrí Zumbadorcito |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Zumbadorcito |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Zumbadorcito Menor |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí zumbadorcito |
| Swedish | fekolibri |
| Turkish | Jamaika Arı Kolibrisi |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі-бджола білогорлий |
Mellisuga minima (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus minimus
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:
America = Jamaica, ex Edwards, pi. 105.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MELLISUGA
- minima / minimum / minimus
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)
Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima Scientific name definitions
Christopher J. Clark
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 4, 2009
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 4, 2009
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