Discosura conversii

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La Coqueta de cola celeste (Discosura conversii) fué registrada por Mulsant en 1846. Su distribución comprende desde Costa Rica hasta el oeste de Ecuador. Su hábitat natural son las laderas boscosas y selvas costeras aunque a veces, también son vistos en áreas donde predominan los matorrales y arbustos. De pico a cola mide 10 centímetros.

The Green Thorntail (Discosura conversii) was registered by Mulsant in 1846. Its distribution includes from Costa Rica to western Ecuador. Its natural habitat are the wooded slopes and coastal forest although, sometimes it is also seen in areas dominated by shrubs and bushes. From peak to tail it measures 3.94 inches.

Discosura longicaudus

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La Coqueta cola de raqueta o Bandeirinha como es conocida en portugués (Discosura longicaudus o Discosura longicauda) fué registrada por Gmelin en 1788. Su distribución comprende Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Guayana Francesa y el norte de Brasil. Su hábitat natural son los bosques húmedos tropicales y subtropicales de tierras bajas y antiguos bosques muy degradados. De pico a cola mide 11 cm.

The Racket-tailed Coquette or Bandeirinha as is known in portuguese (Discosura longicaudus or Discosura longicauda) was registered by Gmelin in 1788. Its distribution includes Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana and northern Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. From peak to tail it measures 4.33 in.

Discosura letitiae

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La Coqueta cobriza (Discosura letitiae o Popelairia letitiae) es un colibrí endémico de Bolivia. Fué registrado por Bourcier y Mulsant en 1852. Sólo se sabe de algunos ejemplares machos, por lo cual, tanto su comportamiento como hábitat son desconocidos. Incluso, se ha sugerido que es un híbrido o una variante de la especie "Discosura longicaudus", pero un estudio ha validado su estatus como una especie distinta a la referida. De pico a cola mide 9 cm.

The Coppery thorntail (Discosura letitiae or Popelairia letitiae) is an endemic hummingbird of Bolivia. It was registered by Bourcier and Mulsant in 1852. It is only known from some male specimens, therefore, its behavior and habitat are unknown. It has even been suggested that it represented a hybird or a variant of the "Discosura longicaudus" but a study has validated its status as a distinct species from the aforementioned. From peak to tail it measures 3.54 in.