Letitia's thorntail
| Letitia's thorntail | |
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| Illustration by J. Gould | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Discosura |
| Species: | D. letitiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Discosura letitiae Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Popelairia letitiae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852) | |
Letitia's thorntail (Discosura letitiae), also known as the coppery thorntail, is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is only known from two old male specimens from Bolivia (though localities for old skins often are unreliable, and it is possible they came from elsewhere). Consequently its behavior and habitat are unknown, but likely similar to that of other thorntails. It has been suggested that it represented a hybrid or a variant of the racquet-tailed coquette, but a study has validated its status as a distinct species.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2012). "Discosura letitiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.