Letitia's thorntail
Discosura letitiae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852)
The letitia's thorntail (Discosura letitiae) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 2.83 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.
Quick facts about the letitia's thorntail
- Weight
- 2.83 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the letitia's thorntail live?
Not recorded
What is the letitia's thorntail?
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.
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Is the letitia's thorntail endangered?
The letitia's thorntail is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List: it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Data Deficient species. What the categories mean.
How is the letitia's thorntail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusDiscosura
- SpeciesDiscosura letitiae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852)
Synonyms Popelairia letitiae, Popelairia letitiae, Popelairia letitiae, Trochilus letitiae
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- Coppery thorntailEnglish
- Coppery thorntailEnglish
- colibrí cuallarg de LetíciaCatalan
- kolibřík měděnohřbetýCzech
- Boliviansk TornhaleDanish
- KupferfadenelfeGerman
- kupra kolibroEsperanto
- Rabudito cobrizoSpanish
- kuparihapsukolibriFinnish
- Coquette de LetiziaFrench
- bakrenasti kolibrićCroatian
- rézfényű fecskekolibriHungarian
- Spinuro ramatoItalian
- ドウイロトゲオハチドリJapanese
- varinis dygliauodegis kolibrisLithuanian
- Koperen DraadkolibrieDutch
- bronsetrådstjertNorwegian
- kolcosterek miedzianyPolish
- rabo-de-espinho-bronzeadoPortuguese
- colibri-espinhoso-acobreadoPortuguese
- Медная шипохвосткаRussian
- Медный колючехвостый колибриRussian
- prilbiarik medenýSlovak
- Bakreni bodljorepi kolibriSerbian
- kopparnålstjärtSwedish
- Bakır Rengi TelkuyrukTurkish
- колібрі-голкохвіст бурштиновийUkrainian
- 銅色刺尾蜂鳥Chinese
- 铜色刺尾蜂鸟Chinese
Relatives of the letitia's thorntail
Other species in the same genus Discosura.
Wire-crested thorntail
Discosura popelairii
Black-bellied thorntail
Discosura langsdorffi
Green thorntail
Discosura conversii
Racket-tipped thorntail
Discosura longicaudus
CompareLetitia's thorntail vs Wire-crested thorntailLetitia's thorntail vs Black-bellied thorntailLetitia's thorntail vs Green thorntailLetitia's thorntail vs Racket-tipped thorntail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the letitia's thorntail?
An adult letitia's thorntail weighs 2.83 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the letitia's thorntail endangered?
The letitia's thorntail is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
What kind of animal is the letitia's thorntail?
The letitia's thorntail (Discosura letitiae) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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