Western emerald
| Western emerald | |
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| Male in NW Eduador | |
CITES Appendix II
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Chlorostilbon |
| Species: | C. melanorhynchus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus Gould, 1860
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| Synonyms | |
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Chlorostilbon mellisugus melanorhynchus | |
The western emerald (Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.