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Red-billed Streamertail

Trochilus polytmusLinnaeus, C, 1758

English (US) Red-billed Streamertail

The Red-billed Streamertail (Trochilus polytmus) 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.

Range: Jamaica (except the far east)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Trochilus polytmus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Red-billed Streamertail
Described by
Linnaeus, C, 1758

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Trochilus Polytmus
Described by
Linnaeus, C, 1758
Type locality
America, = Jamaica, ex Brown.
Original description
Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.120

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 363 species of the family Trochilidae