- Amazilia candida
Agyrtria candida
Identification
Underside from chin to undertail coverts white but with greenish flecks on flank. Upperside green. Tail is bronzy-green with dark subterminal band (tail also dark from underside). There is a white post-ocular spot. Bill is red with dark culmen and small dark tip to lower mandible.
Female identical except for white tail corners
Distribution
Mexico to Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and Nicaragua; a few observations in Costa Rica. Two subspecies are found on the Caribbean side, the third on the Pacific slope.
Taxonomy
This species is sometimes placed in genus Agyrtria.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized[1]:
- A. c. genini
- Caribbean slope of south-eastern Mexico
- A. c. pacifica
- Pacific slope of south-eastern Mexico (Chiapas) to southern Guatemala
- A. c. candida
Habitat
Dry or moist lowland forests.
Behaviour
Mostly feeds at flowers and feeds fairly low, while it may sing higher.
Gallery
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Photo byPeter R. Bono
January 2009
Central Vallarta road, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Howell & Webb, 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198540124
- Garrigues and Dean 2007. The birds of Costa Rica - a field guide. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-7373-9
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-bellied Emerald. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-bellied_Emerald
