---
title: "Green Thorntail"
description: "Discosura conversii — Birds. The green thorntail (Discosura conversii) is a small hummingbird in the \"coquettes\", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/green-thorntail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Green Thorntail

> Discosura conversii — Birds. The green thorntail (Discosura conversii) is a small hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae.

- Scientific name: *Discosura conversii*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1952
- Wikidata: [Q942943](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q942943)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6396](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6396)

## Names

- en: Green Thorntail
- de: Grüne Fadenelfe
- es: Rabudito Verde
- fr: Coquette à queue fine
- pl: Kolcosterek zielony

## Countries with the most observations

EC (1007), CR (551), CO (279), PA (24)

## Summary

The green thorntail (Discosura conversii) is a small hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_thorntail

## Photo

![Green Thorntail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/green-thorntail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/282795741

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/green-thorntail?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).