Western Emerald
Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus Gould, 1860
Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Western Emerald, Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus, is a hummingbird of western Colombia and western and central Ecuador, breeding in South America across those areas. It was first described by Gould in 1860. The bird has a short black bill, and the male and female differ in plumage. The nominate male shows an iridescent green head with gold tones, bronzy green upperparts, a steel blue tail and glittering green underparts. The female has a bronzy green head, a dark face with a pale mark behind the eye, metallic green upperparts and a blue-black tail with white tips.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: w Colombia and w, c Ecuador
