- Cynanthus forficatus
Chlorostilbon forficatus
Identification
The only hummingbird expected to occur on Cozumel that has a forked tail.
Distribution
South-eastern Mexico (Cozumel Island and rarely Isla Mujeres).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1], which has traditionally been part of the Fork-tailed Emerald complex together with Golden-crowned Emerald and Canivet's Emerald.
Habitat
Shrubland, forests and gardens.
Behaviour
Not much is known except that food consists of nectar and (presumably) insects and that the species is expected to prefer to feed low to mid in the vegetation
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/
- Howell, SNG and S Webb. 1995. A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. New York: Oxford Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0198540120
- Arizmendi, M. d. C., C. I. Rodríguez-Flores, C. A. Soberanes-González, and T. S. Schulenberg (2020). Cozumel Emerald (Chlorostilbon forficatus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.cozeme1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cozumel Emerald. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 July 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cozumel_Emerald
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
