- Chlorostilbon
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Chlorostilbon A Cuban Emerald Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae Genus: Chlorostilbon species see text
Chlorostilbon is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae, known as emeralds (as are some hummingbirds in the genera Amazilia and Elvira). A single species, the Blue-chinned Sapphire is variously placed in the monotypic genus Chlorestes or in Chlorostilbon. The taxonomy of the C. mellisugus superspecies is highly complex and, depending on view, includes 1-8 species. All species in this genus have straight black or black-and-red bills. The males are overall iridescent green, golden-green or bluish-green, and in some species the tail and/or throat is blue. The females have whitish-grey underparts, tail-corners and post-ocular streak.
Species
- Blue-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon mellisugus)
- Canivet's Emerald (Chlorostilbon (mellisugus) canivetii)
- Salvin's Emerald (Chlorostilbon (mellisugus/canivetii) salvini)
- Golden-crowned Emerald (Chlorostilbon (mellisugus/canivetii) auriceps)
- Cozumel Emerald (Chlorostilbon (mellisugus/canivetii) forficatus)
- Garden Emerald (Chlorostilbon (mellisugus) assimilis)
- Red-billed Emerald (Chlorostilbon (mellisugus) gibsoni)
- Western (or West Andean) Emerald (Chlorostilbon (mellisugus/gibsoni) melanorhynchus)
- Canivet's Emerald (Chlorostilbon (mellisugus) canivetii)
- Chiribiquete Emerald (Chlorostilbon olivaresi)
- Glittering-bellied Emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus; formerly C. aureoventris)
- Cuban Emerald (Chlorostilbon ricordii)
- Brace's Emerald (Chlorostilbon bracei) - extinct
- Hispaniolan Emerald (Chlorostilbon swainsonii)
- Puerto Rican Emerald (Chlorostilbon maugaeus)
- Coppery Emerald (Chlorostilbon russatus)
- Narrow-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon stenurus)
- Green-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon alice)
- Short-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon poortmani)
- Gould's (or Caribbean) Emerald (Chlorostilbon elegans) - extinct
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