- The blue-tailed
emerald (Chlorostilbon
mellisugus) is a
hummingbird in the "emeralds",
tribe Trochilini of
subfamily Trochilinae. It is
found in tropical...
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monotypic genus Chlorestes or in Chlorostilbon. The
taxonomy of the C.
mellisugus superspecies is
highly complex and,
depending on view,
includes 1-8 species...
- emerald,
Chlorostilbon maugaeus LC Blue-tailed emerald,
Chlorostilbon mellisugus LC Green-tailed emerald,
Chlorostilbon alice LC Blue-chinned sapphire...
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Chlorostilbon gibsoni (Fraser, 1840) 266 Blue-tailed
emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus (Linnaeus, 1758) 267
Chiribiquete emerald Chlorostilbon olivaresi Stiles...
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later treated as a
subspecies of the blue-tailed
emerald (Chlorostilbon
mellisugus).
Since the
early 2000s the
South American classification Committee (SACC)...
- hummingbird,
Saucerottia cyanura LC Blue-tailed emerald,
Chlorostilbon mellisugus LC Blue-throated goldentail,
Chlorestes eliciae LC Blue-throated hummingbird...
- emerald,
Chlorostilbon gibsoni (E-SA) Blue-tailed emerald,
Chlorostilbon mellisugus (E-SA)
Chiribiquete emerald,
Chlorostilbon olivaresi (E-CO) Glittering-bellied...
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later treated as a
subspecies of the blue-tailed
emerald (Chlorostilbon
mellisugus).
Since the
early 2000s, most
taxonomist have
again treated it as a species...
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amethystina Trinidad only -
vagrant Blue-tailed
emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus Trinidad only White-tailed
sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis Tobago only...
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Chlorostilbon gibsoni (Fraser, 1840) Blue-tailed emerald,
Chlorostilbon mellisugus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chiribiquete emerald,
Chlorostilbon olivaresi Stiles...
