Cuban emerald
| Cuban emerald | |
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| Male | |
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| Female both R. r. recordii at Palpite, Cuba | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Riccordia |
| Species: | R. ricordii
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| Binomial name | |
| Riccordia ricordii (Gervais, 1835)
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| Range of C. ricordii | |
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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.
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]
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male in flight -
female on nest
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References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Chlorostilbon ricordii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chlorostilbon ricordii.
Wikispecies has information related to Chlorostilbon ricordii.
- 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.
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