Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hummingbirds :: Blue-chested Hummingbird

Blue-chested Hummingbird Polyerata amabilis

Described by: Gould (1853)
Alternate common name(s): Lovely Hummingbird, Blue-chested Emerald, Blue-breasted Hummingbird
Old scientific name(s): Amazilia amabilis

Photographs

Semaphore Hill Road, Soberania National Park, Panama - Jan 18, 2004 © Glen Tepke  Semaphore Hill Road, Soberania National Park, Panama - Jan 18, 2004 © Glen Tepke  Canopy Tower Lodge, Panama - Dec, 2000 © Allen Chartier  Canopy Tower Lodge, Panama - Dec, 2000 © Allen Chartier 
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Range

S. Central America and nw. South America;
Possibly se. Honduras, e. Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, nc. Colombia and w. Ecuador.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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