Brazilian Ruby

Brazilian Ruby
female
male
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Trochiliformes
Family:	Trochilidae
Subfamily:	Trochilinae
Genus:	Clytolaema Gould, 1853
Species:	C. rubricauda
Binomial name
Clytolaema rubricauda (Boddaert, 1783)

The Brazilian Ruby (Clytolaema rubricauda) is a species of hummingbird found in forest edge, second growth, gardens and parks in eastern Brazil. It is monotypic within the genus Clytolaema. It is common and among the species regularly seen at hummingbird feeders within its range. It is a relatively large hummingbird. The male is overall green with a coppery back and rump, a coppery-rufous tail and, as suggested by its common name, a highly iridescent ruby throat that can appear black from some angles. Females are green above and cinnamon below. Both sexes have a white post-ocular spot and a straight black bill.

References

• Sick, H. (1993). Birds in Brazil: A Natural History. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691085692

External links

This hummingbird-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: IUCN Red List least concern species Trochilidae Birds of Brazil Hummingbird species of South America Monotypic bird genera Animals described in 1783 Hummingbird stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Ironclad (disambiguation) Etalemahu Kidane Look at other dictionaries: Brazilian ruby — 1. a light rose spinel used as a gem: not a true ruby. 2. a rose or pink topaz used as a gem: not a true ruby. * * * Brazilian ruby noun Not a true ruby, used for pink topaz (topaz that has become red after heating) or red tourmaline • • • Main… …   Useful english dictionary Brazilian ruby — klitolemos statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Clytolaema angl. Brazilian ruby vok. Rubinkolibri, m rus. клитолема, f; колибри клитолема, m pranc. colibri rubis émeraude, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrieji kolibriai… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas Brazilian ruby — klitolema statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Clytolaema rubricauda angl. Brazilian ruby vok. Rubinkolibri, m rus. бразильская клитолема, f pranc. colibri rubis émeraude, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – klitolemos …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas Brazilian ruby — 1. a light rose spinel used as a gem: not a true ruby. 2. a rose or pink topaz used as a gem: not a true ruby. * * * …   Universalium Brazilian ruby — topaz altered by heating so it turns purple red to salmon pink and hence passes for a ruby …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games List of birds of Brazil — Brazil has one of the richest bird diversities in the world, with more than 1700 species of birds, about 57% of the bird species recorded for all of South America. These numbers are still increasing, almost every year, due to new occurrences or… …   Wikipedia Sibley-Monroe checklist 5 — The Sibley Monroe checklist was a landmark document in the study of birds. It drew on extensive DNA DNA hybridisation studies to reassess the relationships between modern birds. ApodiformesApodidae* Cypseloides rutilus Chestnut collared Swift *… …   Wikipedia Trochilinae — Taxobox name = Typical hummingbirds image width = 250px image caption = Male Calliope Hummingbird ( Stellula calliope ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Apodiformes familia = Trochilidae subfamilia = Trochilinae… …   Wikipedia List of hummingbirds in taxonomic order — TOC This is a list of hummingbird genera in taxonomic order. List of hummingbirds has a complete species list sortable by common and binomial name.Taxonomic lists of both genera and species are available at the subfamily pages Phaethornithinae… …   Wikipedia topaz — topazine /toh peuh zeen , zin/, adj. /toh paz/, n. 1. a mineral, a fluosilicate of aluminum, usually occurring in prismatic orthorhombic crystals of various colors, and used as a gem. 2. citrine (def. 2). 3. either of two South American… …   Universalium 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”