Green-tailed Trainbearer
Lesbia nuna(Lesson, RP, 1832)
English (US) Green-tailed Trainbearer
The Green-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia nuna) 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
- Lesbia nuna
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Green-tailed Trainbearer
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1832)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Lesbia nuna gouldii
- Lesbia nuna gracilis
- Lesbia nuna aureliae
- Lesbia nuna pallidiventris
- Lesbia nuna huallagae
- Lesbia nuna nuna
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ornismya nuna
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1832)
- Type locality
- Peru.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle des colibris, suivie d'un supplément à l'histoire naturelle des oiseaux-mouches p.169 pl.35
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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