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Racket-tailed Coquette
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Hummingbirds & swifts

Racket-tailed Coquette

Discosura longicaudus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishRacket-tailed Coquette
DutchVlagstaartkolibrie
SpanishRabudito de Raquetas
Chinese扇尾蜂鸟
Sranan Tongokorke (general name for the group)
Sranan Tongolonkriki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameDiscosura longicaudus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

About this species

The racket-tipped thorntail, formerly called racket-tailed coquette, (Discosura longicaudus) is a species of hummingbird in subfamily lesbiinae of family Trochilidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyTrochilidae
GenusDiscosura

In Suriname

217Records in Suriname
4iNaturalist observations
1961First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini148
  • Brokopondo52
  • Para15

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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