- Chlorostilbon assimilis
Identification
7·8–8·5 cm (3-3¼ in) Bill black, short, and straight 1.25cm (½ in)
Male: entirely metallic green with white leg tufts (usually not visible in the field). Tail blue-black and forked.
Female: Green above. Face dusky with buffy streak beind eye. Pale grey below with some green on sides. Tail blue-black with greyish tips to outers. Not forked.
Similar species
Canivet's Emerald with red in the bill and in male a stronger fork in the tail, and Blue-vented Hummingbird with different colors on the back.
Distribution
Central America: found on the Pacific slope of south-western Costa Rica and Panama; Coiba and Pearl Island.
Taxonomy
This monotypic species[1] was considered part of the Blue-tailed Emerald complex in the past (at its most extreme also including Canivet's Emerald.
Habitat
Quite common in open areas, gardens and woodland egdes in lowlands and some foothills.
Behaviour
Usually seen feeding on flowers close to the ground. Higher when trees in flower.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Garden Emerald. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Garden_Emerald
