Letitia's thorntail
| Letitia's thorntail | |
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| Illustration by J. Gould | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Discosura |
| Species: | D. letitiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Discosura letitiae | |
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| 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 family Trochilidae. 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[]
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Discosura letitiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22687265A93146232. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22687265A93146232.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Controversial bird taxa
- Discosura
- Birds of the Gran Chaco
- Birds described in 1852
- Taxa named by Jules Bourcier
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