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White-tailed Emerald

Microchera chionura
Family
Hummingbirds
Order
Apodiformes
Codes
whteme1, WTEM
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyHummingbirds (Trochilidae)
SpeciesMicrochera chionura
Codeswhteme1, WTEM
Identification

The White-tailed Emerald (Microchera chionura) 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 whteme1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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White-tipped Sicklebill
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Buff-tailed Sicklebill
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White-tailed Emerald photo
(c) Jeisson Figueroa Sandi, all rights reserved, uploaded by Jeisson Figueroa Sandi

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Microchera chionura

Family: Hummingbirds

Order: Apodiformes

eBird Code: whteme1