Olivaceous Thornbill Chalcostigma olivaceum Scientific name definitions
Thomas S. Schulenberg and Carolyn W. Sedgwick
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 10, 2013
Text last updated May 10, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí de cua metàl·lica olivaci |
| Czech | kolibřík opálový |
| Dutch | Olijfkleurige Doornsnavel |
| English | Olivaceous Thornbill |
| English (United States) | Olivaceous Thornbill |
| French | Métallure olivâtre |
| French (France) | Métallure olivâtre |
| German | Braunglanzschwänzchen |
| Icelandic | Stökkbríi |
| Japanese | オリーブコバシハチドリ |
| Norwegian | olivennålkolibri |
| Polish | brodaczek oliwkowy |
| Russian | Оливковый радужник |
| Serbian | Maslinasti trnokljuni kolibri |
| Slovak | vrchárik olivový |
| Spanish | Colibrí Oliváceo |
| Spanish (Peru) | Pico-Espina Oliváceo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí oliváceo |
| Swedish | olivnålnäbb |
| Turkish | Zeytuni İğnegaga |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі-тонкодзьоб оливковий |
Chalcostigma olivaceum (Lawrence, 1864)
PROTONYM:
Ramphomicron olivaceus
Lawrence, 1864. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 8(1867), p.44.
TYPE LOCALITY:
La Paz, Bolivia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CHALCOSTIGMA
- olivaceum / olivaceus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Introduction
This large, short-billed hummingbird is sooty overall. Olivaceous Thornbills frequently forage on the ground in short grasslands, visiting small flowers or waiting to launch off the ground to catch flying insects. Olivaceous Thornbills live in humid puna grasslands, in areas with cushion plants, and occasionally in montane scrub. Olivaceous Thornbill is widespread but uncommon, and its biology is poorly known.
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Olivaceous Thornbill
