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Western Emerald

Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus

Classification

Class
Aves

The western emerald (Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Taxonomy and systematics The western emerald was originally described as a species and later treated as a subspecies of the blue-tailed emerald (Chlorostilbon mellisugus).

Distribution

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