- Red-billed Emerald
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Red-billed Emerald Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae Genus: Chlorostilbon Species: C. gibsoni Binomial name Chlorostilbon gibsoni
Fraser, 1840The Red-billed Emerald (Chlorostilbon gibsoni) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. Formerly it was considered as part of the species C. mellisugus, Blue-tailed Emerald. As considered here, it does not include C. melanorhynchus, (Western Emerald), of west Colombia and Ecuador, which is sometimes considered conspecific.
It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Chlorostilbon gibsoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Apodiformes stubs
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