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| − | [[Image:BTEHummer_9868a.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Male<br /> Photo by {{user|OhioMoose|OhioMoose}}<br /> Near Santa Marta Bay, [[ | + | [[Image:BTEHummer_9868a.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Male<br /> Photo by {{user|OhioMoose|OhioMoose}}<br /> Near Santa Marta Bay, [[Curaçao]] [[Netherlands Antilles]], November 2007]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
7.5 cm<br /> | 7.5 cm<br /> | ||
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*White-tipped outer tail feathers. | *White-tipped outer tail feathers. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Venezuela]], [[ | + | [[Venezuela]], [[Curaçao]], [[Aruba]], [[Bonaire]], [[Trinidad]], Margarita Island, [[Guyana]], [[Brazil]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Colombia]], [[Bolivia]], [[Peru]]. Generally on the eastern side of the Andes and in the Amazonian Basin of the South American countries. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | [[Image:BTEHummingbird_female_by_OhioMoose.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|OhioMoose|OhioMoose}} <br/>[[ | + | [[Image:BTEHummingbird_female_by_OhioMoose.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|OhioMoose|OhioMoose}} <br/>[[Curaçao]], [[Netherlands Antilles]], November 2007]] |
There has been considerable reclassification of the Emerald Hummingbirds in recent years. Opus follows the taxonomic classification of Clements, which separates this species from the [[Western Emerald]] and [[Garden Emerald]], with which it has been considered conspecific by some authorities in the past. | There has been considerable reclassification of the Emerald Hummingbirds in recent years. Opus follows the taxonomic classification of Clements, which separates this species from the [[Western Emerald]] and [[Garden Emerald]], with which it has been considered conspecific by some authorities in the past. | ||
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
Revision as of 00:08, 3 January 2015
- Chlorostilbon mellisugus
Identification
7.5 cm
Male
- Bright green
- White thighs
- Dark metallic blue tail
- Short, straight black bill
Female
- Greyish-white underparts
- Blackish ear patch
- Short white supercilium/post-ocular streak
- White-tipped outer tail feathers.
Distribution
Venezuela, Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire, Trinidad, Margarita Island, Guyana, Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru. Generally on the eastern side of the Andes and in the Amazonian Basin of the South American countries.
Taxonomy
There has been considerable reclassification of the Emerald Hummingbirds in recent years. Opus follows the taxonomic classification of Clements, which separates this species from the Western Emerald and Garden Emerald, with which it has been considered conspecific by some authorities in the past.
Subspecies[1]
- C. m. caribaeus:
- C. m. duidae:
- Tepuis of southern Venezuela (Mount Duida)
- C. m. subfurcatus:
- C. m. mellisugus:
- Suriname, French Guiana and lower Amazonian Brazil
- C. m. phoeopygus:
- C. m. peruanus:
Habitat
Rain, gallery and deciduous forest, second growth, llanos, xerophytic areas, open fields with scattered trees; scrubby desert and gardens. Observed at 2100m.
Behaviour
Diet
includes insects and nectar.
Breeding
They build a small cup nest, and the eggs are incubated for 13 days; the young fledge 18 days later.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-tailed Emerald. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-tailed_Emerald
