Other Scientific Names
Popelairia conversii [BirdLife International (2004)], Popelairia conversii [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Popelairia conversii [Stotz et al. (1996)]
Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Size
7.60 - 11.20 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forest. From 700 - 1,000 m, occasionally up to 1,400 m.
Green Thorntail (Discosura conversii) [XC282530]
by id from Esmeraldas: Reserva Jatun Sacha de Bilsa, Ecuador (call, calls and 'tail clapping' of displaying male)
Green Thorntail (Discosura conversii) [XC58602]
by Andrew Spencer from Milpe, Pichincha, Ecuador (call)