Cuban Emerald

Riccordia ricordii (Gervais, 1835)

Trochilidae — Hummingbirds

Cuban Emerald, Riccordia ricordii, is a hummingbird of Cuba and the Bahamas. It breeds across the main island of Cuba, Isla de la Juventud and several offshore cays, and also on Grand Bahama, Great Abaco, Andros and Green Cay. It uses wooded places, including open forest, pine woods, coastal scrub, parks, gardens and plantations. The species is a member of the Trochilidae and was described by Gervais in 1835. It is generally sedentary, though it makes local movements in elevation. It is also known to use human-made habitats readily.

Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Breeding range: North America: Cuba and Bahamas