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Western Emerald

Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus
Family
Hummingbirds
Order
Apodiformes
Codes
weseme1, BTEM, WEEM
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyHummingbirds (Trochilidae)
SpeciesChlorostilbon melanorhynchus
Codesweseme1, BTEM, WEEM
Identification

The Western Emerald (Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus) 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 weseme1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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White-tipped Sicklebill
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Buff-tailed Sicklebill
Eutoxeres condamini
Western Emerald photo
(c) Laura Gooch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus

Family: Hummingbirds

Order: Apodiformes

eBird Code: weseme1