Emerald-chinned Hummingbird Abeillia abeillei Scientific name definitions
Marîa del Coro Arizmendi, Claudia I. Rodríguez-Flores, Carlos A. Soberanes-González, and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 21, 2014
Text last updated March 21, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí d'Abeillé |
| Czech | kolibřík smaragdovohrdlý |
| Dutch | Smaragdkeelkolibrie |
| English | Emerald-chinned Hummingbird |
| English (United States) | Emerald-chinned Hummingbird |
| French | Colibri d'Abeillé |
| French (France) | Colibri d'Abeillé |
| German | Smaragdkehlkolibri |
| Japanese | コバシハチドリ |
| Norwegian | smaragdstrupekolibri |
| Polish | zielaczek |
| Russian | Изумрудогорлый колибри |
| Slovak | kolibrík zelenobradý |
| Spanish | Colibrí de Abeillé |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Colibrí Barbilla Verde |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Colibrí Pico Corto |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí de Abeillé |
| Swedish | smaragdstrupe |
| Turkish | Abeille Kolibrisi |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі малахітовий |
Abeillia abeillei (Lesson & Delattre, 1839)
PROTONYM:
Ornismya Abeillei
Lesson & Delattre, 1839. Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 2, p.16.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Jalapa, Vera Cruz.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ABEILLIA
- abeillei
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
Emerald-chinned Hummingbirds are small, short billed hummingbirds that are endemic to the highlands of Central America. They are most common between 1000 and 2200 meters and occur in humid montane forests. Emerald-chinned Hummingbirds forage quite low to the ground and males tend to be territorial when gathering nectar from flowers. In addition to their very short, straight bills, both sexes also have a conspicuous white spot behind the eye.
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Emerald-chinned Hummingbird
