Blue-tailed Emerald

Chlorostilbon mellisugus - Émeraude orvert

Systematics

Order
:
Apodiformes
Family
:
Trochilidés
Genus
:
Chlorostilbon
Species
:
mellisugus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 9 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 2 à 3 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Blue-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon mellisugus) is a species of bird in the Trochilidae family.

Subspecific information 7 subspecies

Chlorostilbon mellisugus mellisugus (Suriname, French Guiana and ne Brazil)
Chlorostilbon mellisugus caribaeus (ne Venezuela, Trinidad, Netherlands Antilles)
Chlorostilbon mellisugus duidae (Mt. Duida. s Venezuela.)
Chlorostilbon mellisugus subfurcatus (s Venezuela, Guyana, and Rio Branco region. nw Brazil.)
Chlorostilbon mellisugus phoeopygus (Upper Amazonia)
Chlorostilbon mellisugus napensis (ne Peru)
Chlorostilbon mellisugus peruanus (se Peru, e Bolivia)

Foreign names

Émeraude orvert,
Esmeralda coliazul,
esmeralda-de-cauda-azul,
Blauschwanz-Smaragdkolibri,
kékfarkú smaragdkolibri,
Blauwstaartsmaragdkolibrie,
Smeraldo codablu,
blåstjärtad smaragd,
blåstjertsmaragd,
smaragdovec medosavý,
kolibřík modroocasý,
Blåhalet Smaragd,
mesismaragdikolibri,
colibrí maragda cuablau,
złocik szmaragdowy,
Синехвостый изумруд,
アイオヒメエメラルドハチドリ,
蓝尾翠蜂鸟,
藍尾翠蜂鳥,

Voice song and call

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest