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Blue-tailed Emerald

Chlorostilbon mellisugus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

English (US) Blue-tailed Emerald

The Blue-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon mellisugus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.

Scientific name
Chlorostilbon mellisugus
Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Order
Apodiformes
IUCN Red List
Not Evaluated
English (US)
Blue-tailed Emerald
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Trochilus mellisugus
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Type locality
Indiis (=West Indies)
Original description
Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.121

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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