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Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
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Hummingbirds & swifts

Ruby-topaz Hummingbird

Chrysolampis mosquitus (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishRuby-topaz Hummingbird
DutchMuskietkolibrie
SpanishColibrí Rubí
Chinese金喉红顶蜂鸟
Sranan Tongokorke (general name for the group)
Sranan Tongolonkriki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameChrysolampis mosquitus (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The ruby-topaz hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus), commonly referred to simply as the ruby topaz, is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae, the mangoes. It is found in Aruba, Bolivia, Bonaire, Brazil, Colombia, Curaçao, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyTrochilidae
GenusChrysolampis

In Suriname

170Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
1857First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para102
  • Paramaribo15
  • Brokopondo8
  • Commewijne6
  • Sipaliwini5
  • Marowijne2
  • Nickerie2
  • 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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