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Blue-tailed Emerald
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Hummingbirds & swifts

Blue-tailed Emerald

Chlorostilbon mellisugus (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlue-tailed Emerald
DutchBlauwstaartsmaragdkolibrie
SpanishEsmeralda de Cola Azul
Chinese蓝尾翠蜂鸟
Sranan Tongokorke (general name for the group)
Sranan Tongolonkriki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameChlorostilbon mellisugus (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The blue-tailed emerald (Chlorostilbon mellisugus) is a hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in tropical and subtropical South America east of the Andes from Colombia east to the Guianas and Trinidad, and south to northern Bolivia and central Brazil.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyTrochilidae
GenusChlorostilbon

In Suriname

86Records in Suriname
14iNaturalist observations
1966First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo31
  • Commewijne20
  • Para16
  • Marowijne4
  • Nickerie4
  • Brokopondo3
  • Sipaliwini3
  • Saramacca1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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