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Golden-crowned Emerald

Cynanthus auriceps
Family
Hummingbirds
Order
Apodiformes
Codes
goceme1, GCEM
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyHummingbirds (Trochilidae)
SpeciesCynanthus auriceps
Codesgoceme1, GCEM
Identification

The Golden-crowned Emerald (Cynanthus auriceps) is a member of the Hummingbirds family within the order Apodiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code goceme1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Golden-crowned Emerald photo
(c) Sergio Rivero Beneitez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Sergio Rivero Beneitez

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Cynanthus auriceps

Family: Hummingbirds

Order: Apodiformes

eBird Code: goceme1