Discosura

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Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apodiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Superordo: Caprimulgimorphae Ordo: Apodiformes

Familia: Trochilidae
Subfamilia: Trochilinae
Genus: Discosura
Species: D. conversii – D. langsdorffi – D. letitiae – D. longicaudus – D. popelairii

Name

Discosura Bonaparte, 1850

Typus: Trochilus longicaudus Gmelin, 1788 = Discosura longicaudus

Synonymy

Platurus Lesson, 1829 (preocc.) Hist.Nat.Ois.-Mouches p. xxii BHL
Gouldia Bonaparte, 1850 Consp.Gen.Av. p. 86 BHL
Gouldomyia Bonaparte, 1854 Ann.Sci.Nat., Zool. p. 138 BHL
Discura Bonaparte, 1854 (emend.) Rev.Mag.Zool p. 256 BHL
Popelairia Reichenbach, 1854
Prymnacantha Cabanis & Heine Jr, 1860 Mus.Hein p. 64 BHL
Tricholopha Heine, 1863 J.Ornith. p. 209 BHL
Mytinia Mulsant, 1876 Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon p. 224 BHL

References

Primary references

Bonaparte, C.L. 1850. Conspectus generum avium. Tome I. pp. [1–5], 1–543. Lugduni Batavorum (Leida). (E.J. Brill). p. 84 BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Schuchmann, K-L. 1999. Family Trochilidae (hummingbirds). Pp. 468-680 in Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 5. Barn-owls to hummingbirds. (J. del Hoyo et al., eds.). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Abstract Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Throrntail
español: Rabudito