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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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Foto
Photography ID: 637770
♂  Adult
La Minga ecolodge
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
05/17/2025
Carlos Schmidt
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
Foto
Photography ID: 301108
♂  Adult
Manizales
Caldas
Colombia
11/05/2018
Germán Gil
Foto
Photography ID: 265629
  Adult
Ibague, Zona de Boquerón
Tolima
Colombia
05/20/2018
Orlando Tobar Vargas
Foto
Photography ID: 181505
♂  Adult
Manizales
Caldas
Colombia
11/04/2016
Adriana Bellotti
Foto
Photography ID: 179542
  Adult
Manizales
Caldas
Colombia
11/02/2016
Adriana Bellotti



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
229759117/05/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaLa Minga ecolodgeCarlos Schmidt
204717917/02/2024ColombiaValle del CaucaAtuncelaMarcelo Gavensky
117165911/11/2019ColombiaCaldasHacienda El Jardín, Villa MariaJairo Alberto García Giraldo
97540314/02/2019ColombiaValle del CaucaKm 18, CaliMarcelo Gavensky
97540214/02/2019ColombiaValle del CaucaKm 18, CaliMarcelo Gavensky
88162216/01/2019ColombiaQuindíoBremen-la PopaGonzalo Diaz
88133612/01/2019ColombiaQuindíoFinca El CongalGonzalo Diaz
88120910/01/2019ColombiaQuindíoParque de La VidaGonzalo Diaz
88110010/01/2019ColombiaQuindíoCondominio MonterreyGonzalo Diaz
83761906/11/2018ColombiaCaldasManizales Tinamú, ManizalesSusana Gomez
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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 24/09/2026.