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Chlorostilbon (emeralds)

Wikipedia Abstract

Chlorostilbon is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae, known as emeralds (as are some hummingbirds in the genera Amazilia and Elvira). A single species, the blue-chinned sapphire is variously placed in the monotypic genus Chlorestes or in Chlorostilbon. The taxonomy of the C. mellisugus superspecies is highly complex and, depending on view, includes 1-8 species. All species in this genus have straight black or black-and-red bills. The males are overall iridescent green, golden-green or bluish-green, and in some species the tail and/or throat is blue. The females have whitish-grey underparts, tail-corners and post-ocular streak.
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Species

Chlorostilbon alice (Green-tailed Emerald) (Attributes)
Chlorostilbon assimilis (Garden Emerald) (Attributes)
Chlorostilbon gibsoni (Red-billed Emerald) (Attributes)
Chlorostilbon lucidus (Glittering-bellied Emerald) (Attributes)
Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus (Western Emerald) (Attributes)
Chlorostilbon mellisugus (Blue-tailed Emerald) (Attributes)
Chlorostilbon olivaresi (Chiribiquete Emerald) (Attributes)
Chlorostilbon poortmani (Short-tailed Emerald) (Attributes)
Chlorostilbon russatus (Coppery Emerald) (Attributes)
Chlorostilbon stenurus (Narrow-tailed Emerald) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0