Black-bellied Thorntail
Discosura langsdorffi(Temminck, CJ, 1821)
English (US) Black-bellied Thorntail
The Black-bellied Thorntail (Discosura langsdorffi) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Discosura langsdorffi
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-bellied Thorntail
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1821)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Discosura langsdorffi melanosternon
- Discosura langsdorffi langsdorffi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus langsdorffi
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1821)
- Type locality
- Brazil.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.11, vol.4 pl.66 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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