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Hispaniolan emerald

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Hispaniolan emerald
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Riccordia
Species:
R. swainsonii
Binomial name
Riccordia swainsonii
Lesson, 1829
Synonyms
  • Sporadinus elegans

The Hispaniolan emerald (Riccordia swainsonii) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is endemic to Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

It is closely related to the Puerto Rican emerald (Chlorostilbon maugaeus).

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Chlorostilbon swainsonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)