- Chrysuronia brevirostris
Amazilia brevirostris
Agyrtria brevirostris
Identification
8.9 cm. Straight, long, black bill 2 cm. Bright golden-green upperparts, bronze tail, white underparts, green, or white spotted with green, flanks, purple-black tipped tail. The sexes are similar.
Distribution
Trinidad and northern South America.
Taxonomy
This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of 3 subspecies.
This species has in the past been named Amazilia chionopectus, and it is sometimes placed in genus Agyrtria as Agyrtria brevirostris.
Subspecies
- C. b. chionopectus:
- C. b. brevirostris:
- C. b. orienticola:
- Coastal French Guiana
Habitat
Open woodland and cultivation.
Behaviour
Breeding
They build a small cup shaped nest from plant fibre which is placed on a horizontal tree branch.
Diet
The diet consists mostly of nectar and small insects.
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/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-chested Emerald. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-chested_Emerald
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
