Green-tailed emerald
The green-tailed emerald (Chlorostilbon alice) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found only in Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest. Certain studies have placed the Green-trailed emerald within a superspecies containing C. stenurus and C. poortmani.[2]
| Green-tailed emerald | |
|---|---|
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| Chlorostilbon alice micans painted by John Gerrard Keulemans | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Chlorostilbon |
| Species: | C. alice |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlorostilbon alice Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848 | |
This species has been known to steal nectar from the territories of other birds via traplining.[3] They don't solely rely on theft however, and will guard flowers that have a high nectar concentration.[3]
Distribution
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Chlorostilbon alice". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Green-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon alice)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
- "Green-tailed Emerald - Introduction | Neotropical Birds Online". neotropical.birds.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
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