Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Green Thorntail (Discosura conversii) - HBW 5, p. 571
French: Coquette à queue fine
German: Grüne Fadenelfe
Spanish: Rabudito Verde
Taxonomy: Trochilus Conversii Bourcier and Mulsant, 1846, Bogotá.
Often placed in genus Popelairia, along with D. popelairii, D. langsdorffi and D. letitiae; genus closely related to Lophornis. Monotypic.
Distribution: Costa Rica and Panama through W Colombia to W Ecuador.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female at a feeder, taking advantage of Green-fronted Brilliant to reach food Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 31 January 2005 7 years ago 28 sec 4.9 -
Dorsal, ventral, and lateral views of a male Locality Mirador Rio Blanco, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 25 February 2007 5 years ago 26 sec 4.9 -
A female feeding at a feeder Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Anna Motis 17 August 2006 5 years ago 27 sec 4.8 -
A female at a feeder, taking advantage of a male and a female Green-fronted Brilliant to reach food Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 31 January 2005 7 years ago 28 sec 4.8 -
Some females at a feeder, making use of other hummingbirds feeding to reach the liquid Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 31 January 2005 7 years ago 34 sec 4.7 -
A female on a feeder, taking advantage of other hummingbirds feeding to reach the liquid Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 31 January 2005 8 years ago 43 sec 4.6
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Adult male portrait
Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Rafael Merchante 15 November 2010 9 weeks ago 4.6 -
A bird perched
Locality Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro Province, Ecuador
Roberto Pujana 20 January 2012 49 weeks ago 4.2 -
Male
Locality Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica
Marc FASOL 22 August 2012 28 weeks ago 4 -
Female under rain
Locality Virgen del Socorro, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
auf 24 July 2005 3 years ago 4 -
Male stretching wings before taking flight
Locality San Miguel de los Bancos, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Paul Willoughby 22 August 2008 3 years ago 4 -
female stretching wings before taking flight
Locality San Miguel de los Bancos, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Paul Willoughby 22 August 2008 3 years ago 3.8
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