Letitia’s Thorntail
Discosura letitiae
DDData Deficient Endemic to Bolivia
- Family
- Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
- Order
- Apodiformes
Overview
Letitia's thorntail (Discosura letitiae), also known as the coppery thorntail, is a very poorly known species of hummingbird in the "coquettes" tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It was named after Letizia del Gallo Roccagiovine (1848–1863), granddaughter of the ornithologist Charles Bonaparte.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Known from three specimens ca. 1852 labeled from “Bolivia”.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Letitia's thorntail
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
