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The species Brace's Emerald is extinct. |
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- Riccordia bracei
Chlorostilbon bracei
Identification
9.5 cm
- Bronze-green back and head
- White spot behind eyes
- Blue green throat
- Green abdomen, tipped grey
- Purple hued wings
- Green rectrices
- Grey, cinnamon edged crissum
- Curved, conical black bill
- Black feet
- Forked tail
Distribution
Caribbean: formerly northern Bahamas. Last reported 1877.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
For the taxon elegans, see the note in the genus page: Riccordia.
Habitat
Forest.
Behaviour
Unknown
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.2) DRAFT. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brace's Emerald. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brace%27s_Emerald
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
