Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hummingbirds :: Blue-tailed Emerald

Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Green Emerald, Simon's Emerald, Red-billed Emerald, West Andean Emerald, Western Emerald
Old scientific name(s): Chlorostilbon prasinus

Photographs

Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador - Jan 10, 2006 © William Hull  Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador - Jan 10, 2006 © William Hull  Tandayapa Lodge, Pichincha Province, Ecuador - Jan 16, 2006 © William Hull  Tandayapa Lodge, Pichincha Province, Ecuador - Jan 16, 2006 © William Hull  Tandayapa Lodge, Pichincha Province, Ecuador - Jan 16, 2006 © William Hull 
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Range

N. and w. South America;
(1) Surinam, Guiana and ne. Brazil in the lower Amazon Valley.
(2) E. and s. Venezuela, Guyana and nw. Brazil (Rio Branco).
(3) S. Venezuela (Mt. Duida).
(4) Upper Amazonian Brazil and e. tributaries of the Amazon in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
(5) E. Peru to e. Bolivia.
(6) C. Colombia (upper Magdelena Valley).
(7) N. Colombia from Cartagena to Santa Marta.
(8) Ne. Colombia and nw. Venezuela in the w. and n. Andes of Merida.
(9) Ne. Venezuela and is. off the coast including Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, Margarita Is., and Trinidad.
(10) W. Colombia and w. Ecuador in the arid tropical and subtropical zones.
(11) W. Colombia in the upper subtropical zone, and w. and c. Ecuador extending into the temperate zone.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

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

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