- Microchera cupreiceps
Elvira cupreiceps
Identification
A somewhat curved bill that has a pale basal half of lower mandible. Undertail is very white.
Similar Species
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Caribbean slope, La Cinchona, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, March 2008
White-tailed Emerald has a straight bill. The bill of Stripe-tailed Hummingbird is all black and less curved, and the undertail is less uniform white.
Female of Coppery-headed Emerald is quite similar to the female Snowcap, but with greenish spots below the eye and on the neck, and with a narrower, less conspicuous dark band on the tail. Of course, the bill if seen well will be conclusive, straight on Snowcap and decurved on the emerald.
Distribution
In Central America, found in the highlands of northern and central Costa Rica.
Taxonomy
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This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
A higher elevation species. Gardens.
Behaviour
The diet includes nectar.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Ridgely & Gwynne 1989. Birds of Panama. Princeton Paperbacks. ISBN 0691025126
- Birdforum thread discussing the id of this species
- ID features of females were discussed in comments to this image
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Coppery-headed Emerald. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Coppery-headed_Emerald
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
