Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hummingbirds :: Canivet's Emerald

Canivet's Emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii

Described by: Lesson (1832)
Alternate common name(s): Fork-tailed Emerald, Salvin's Emerald
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Costa Rica - Mar, 2003 © Harold Stiver  Roatan, Honduras - Aug, 2008 © Paul Tumilty  Roatan, Honduras - Aug, 2008 © Paul Tumilty 
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Range

C. Central America;
(1) Caribbean slope from se. Mexico in s. Tamaulipas to the Yucatan Peninsula, Belize, n. Guatemala, Honduras(?) and Nicaragua.
(2) Se. Mexico (ex. se. Chiapas) s. through c. and w. Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras including Holbox Is., Bay Is. and Hog Is.
(3) Highlands of the Pacific slope of nw. Costa Rica.

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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