Cuban emerald

The Cuban emerald (Riccordia ricordii) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in a wide range of semi-open habitats in Cuba, the Isle of Pines, and the western Bahamas. This bird can be observed to be feeding throughout the day, perching on a wire to rest.

Cuban emerald
Male
Female both R. r. recordii at Palpite, Cuba
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Trochilidae
Genus:	Riccordia
Species:	R. ricordii
Binomial name
Riccordia ricordii (Gervais, 1835)
Range of C. ricordii
Synonyms
Sporadinus ricordii

Description

The male is almost entirely metallic or iridescent green and measures up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long. He has a slight bluish tinge to the breast, white spot behind the eye and a forked black tail. The female differs with a grey throat, breast and belly.[2]

• 
  male in flight
• 
  female on nest

References

1. BirdLife International (2012). "Chlorostilbon ricordii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url
2. Garrido, Orlando H.; Kirkconnell, Arturo (2000). Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba. Ithaca, NY: Comstock, Cornell University Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-8014-8631-9.

External links

• BirdLife species factsheet for Chlorostilbon ricordii
• "Chlorostilbon ricordii". Avibase.
• "Cuban emerald media". Internet Bird Collection.
• Cuban emerald photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
• Cuban emerald species account at Neotropical Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
• Audio recordings of Cuban emerald on Xeno-canto.