Short-tailed Emerald
Chlorostilbon poortmani(Bourcier, J, 1843)
English (US) Short-tailed Emerald
The Short-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon poortmani) 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 poortmani
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Short-tailed Emerald
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Chlorostilbon poortmani poortmani
- Chlorostilbon poortmani euchloris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ornismya poortmani
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J, 1843)
- Type locality
- Colombia.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 6 p.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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