Western Emerald
Common name: Western Emerald
Scientific name: Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus
Clades: Trochilini - Emeralds
The Western emerald is 10.9 to 11.4 cm (4.3 to 4.5 in) long and weighs about 2.6 g (0.092 oz).
The Western Emerald is a small hummingbird that can be found in fairly open and dry habitats or woodland edges. Males have shimmering emerald-green bodies and dark blue tails. Bill is short and straight. In females, the cheeks are dark and the cheek line behind the eye is white. They are typically found feeding alone in gardens or along edges; feeders are also visited by them.
2 subspecies:
C. m. melanorhynchus
Distribution The nominate form is found in the upper subtropical western Colombia, southward into the temperate zone in the Western and Central Andes of Ecuador.C. m. pumilus
Distribution Generally at lower elevations than nominate subspecies, pumilus is found in the arid and semi-arid tropical and subtropical zones of western Colombia and western Ecuador.
