Racket-tipped Thorntail

Discosura longicaudus

The Racket-tipped Thorntail (Discosura longicaudus) also commonly known as Racket-tailed Coquette or Racquet-tailed Coquette, is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) and order Apodiformes (Hummingbirds).

Classification

Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
  - Phylum: Chordata
    - Class: Aves
      - Order: Apodiformes
        Family: Trochilidae
        Genus: Discosura
        Species: Discosura longicaudus

Species in the Genus of Discosura

Black-bellied Thorntail

Discosura langsdorffi

Coppery Thorntail

Discosura letitiae

Green Thorntail

Discosura conversii

Racket-tipped Thorntail

Discosura longicaudus

Wire-crested Thorntail

Discosura popelairii

External Links

Racket-tipped Thorntail – Wikipedia

Racket-tipped Thorntail – Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Racket-tipped Thorntail – Audubon.org