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Marvelous spatuletail

Loddigesia mirabilis (Bourcier, 1847)

NTNear Threatenedbirds

The marvelous spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Marvelous spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis)
Photo: thibaudaronson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the marvelous spatuletail

Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Marvelous spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis)
John Gould / Henry Constantine Richter · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the marvelous spatuletail live?

Not recorded

What is the marvelous spatuletail?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The marvelous spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis) is an endangered species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to northern Peru.

From the Wikipedia article “Marvelous spatuletail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marvelous_spatuletail&oldid=1362211063), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the marvelous spatuletail endangered?

The marvelous spatuletail is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the marvelous spatuletail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusLoddigesia
  7. SpeciesLoddigesia mirabilis (Bourcier, 1847)

Synonyms Trochilus mirabilis

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Marvellous spatuletailEnglish
  • ذيل الملعقه الرائعArabic
  • kolibřík podivuhodnýCzech
  • sïedn llwygynffon gwychWelsh
  • PragtspatelhaleDanish
  • Violettscheitel-FlaggensylpheGerman
  • WundersylveGerman
  • spatelvosta kolibroEsperanto
  • Colibrí admirableSpanish
  • Colibrí Cola de EspátulaSpanish
  • imekoolibriEstonian
  • مارولوس اسپاتولتیلPersian
  • paratiisikolibriFinnish
  • Loddigésie admirableFrench
  • קוליברי מרהיב-זנבHebrew
  • utkubampski kolibrićCroatian
  • levélfarkú csodakolibriHungarian
  • SkottbríiIcelandic
  • Spatolino meravigliosoItalian
  • オナガラケットハチドリJapanese
  • lodigezijaLithuanian
  • VlagkolibrieDutch
  • paradiskolibriNorwegian
  • lodigezjaPolish
  • Colibri-sílfidePortuguese
  • beija-flor-sílfidePortuguese
  • colibri-de-espátulasPortuguese
  • ЛоддигезияRussian
  • Ракетохвостая лоддигезияRussian
  • Колибри-ракетохвостRussian
  • drahokamček lietavýSlovak
  • pančuchárik drahokamčekSlovak
  • Kolibri spatulastog repaSerbian
  • spatelstjärtSwedish
  • Muhteşem KolibriTurkish
  • колібрі-китицехвістUkrainian
  • 叉扇尾蜂鸟Chinese
  • 叉拍尾蜂鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the marvelous spatuletail

Other species in the same family Trochilidae.

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Common questions

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How big is the marvelous spatuletail?

An adult marvelous spatuletail weighs 3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the marvelous spatuletail endangered?

The marvelous spatuletail is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the marvelous spatuletail?

The marvelous spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{marvelous_spatuletail_2026,
  title = {Marvelous spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marvelous-spatuletail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}