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Coppery-headed Emerald

Microchera cupreiceps
(Lawrence, GN, 1866)
Esmeralda de Coronilla Cobriza
Family: Trochilidae
Order: Apodiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Elvira cupreiceps, Eupherusa cupreiceps.


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Number of Photography: 10

Foto
Photography ID: 542483
♂  Adult
Bajos del Toro
Alajuela
Costa Rica
07/07/2023
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 269746
♂  Adult
Catarata del Toro
Alajuela
Costa Rica
05/08/2018
Nino A. Grangetto
Foto
Photography ID: 210045
♂  Adult
Cataratas de La Paz
Alajuela
Costa Rica
03/04/2017
Luis Cesar Tejo
Foto
Photography ID: 25164
♂  Adult
Cinchona
Heredia
Costa Rica
03/28/2004
Carmelo López Abad


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Number of Records: 13



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
179815507/07/2023Costa RicaAlajuelaBajos del ToroGlauco Oliveira
124844905/09/2019Costa RicaPuntarenasReserva Natural Monteverde, Bosque Nuboso de Monteverde1Graciela Neira
91803628/02/2019Costa RicaPuntarenasBosque Nuboso de MonteverdePatricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias
215462208/05/2018Costa RicaAlajuelaCatarata del ToroNino A. Grangetto
59144004/03/2017Costa RicaAlajuelaCataratas de La PazLuis Cesar Tejo
54383719/02/2017Costa RicaPuntarenasReserva Protegida Curicancha (Monteverde)Ulises Balza
53971126/01/2017Costa RicaGuanacasteReserva Santa ElenaMarcos Augusto Lartigau
40501328/01/2016Costa RicaPuntarenasReserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso MonteverdeCarlos Schmidt
33439602/01/2015Costa RicaAlajuelaCamino a La Fortuna desde San JoseLuis Cesar Tejo
35099713/09/2012Costa RicaAlajuelaLa Paz Waterfall GardensHugo Caverzasi
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Coppery-headed Emerald (Microchera cupreiceps) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 09/03/2026.










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