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Chlorostilbon mellisugus

Blue-tailed Emerald


Chlorostilbon mellisugus

(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Esmeralda Coliazul
Esmeralda-de-cauda-azul
Family: Trochilidae
Order: Apodiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Trochilus mellisugus.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


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Count: 28

Foto
Photography ID: 690839
♂  Adult
Coroico
Departamento de La Paz
Bolivia
07/14/2024
Marcelo Zanotti
Foto
Photography ID: 637770
♂  Adult
La Minga ecolodge
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
05/17/2025
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 611635
♀  Adult
Cañon Quiscarrumi
San Martín
Peru
07/10/2024
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 602978
  Adult
Flor de Café/Plataforma
San Martín
Peru
07/09/2024
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 599783
  Adult
Flor de Café/Plataforma
San Martín
Peru
07/09/2024
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 599782
  Adult
Flor de Café/Plataforma
San Martín
Peru
07/09/2024
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 573663
♂  Adult
Cosanga
Napo
Ecuador
05/22/2019
Nino A. Grangetto
Foto
Photography ID: 537673
♀  Adult
Playa Forti
Curazao
Curação
06/02/2023
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 402175
♂  Adult
Cali
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/09/2016
Martina Wendeler
Foto
Photography ID: 375352
♂  Adult
Villa Maria
Caldas
Colombia
11/11/2019
Jairo Alberto García Giraldo



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Species records

Count: 94



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240257524/09/2025PeruCuzcoCarretera a Manú--manu Endemic Station1Silvina Collado
240178024/09/2025PeruCuzcoCarretera a Manú--manu Endemic Station1Julian Uriel Collado
229759117/05/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaLa Minga ecolodgeCarlos Schmidt
216349203/10/2024CuraçãoCurazaoBahía PiscaderaAndres Espindola
248116214/07/2024BoliviaDepartamento de La PazCoroicoMarcelo Zanotti
220243610/07/2024PeruSan MartínCañon QuiscarrumiFederico J. Villegas
216259609/07/2024PeruSan MartínFlor de Café/PlataformaFederico J. Villegas
214522609/07/2024PeruSan MartínFlor de Café/Plataforma1Nino A. Grangetto
214347809/07/2024PeruSan MartínFlor de Café/Plataforma1Jorge Schlemmer
214261309/07/2024PeruSan MartínFlor de Café/Plataforma1Pablo Eguia
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Blue-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon mellisugus) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.