Narrow-tailed Emerald
Chlorostilbon stenurus(Cabanis, JL; Heine, F, 1860)
English (US) Narrow-tailed Emerald
The Narrow-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon stenurus) 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 stenurus
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Narrow-tailed Emerald
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL; Heine, F, 1860)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Chlorostilbon stenurus stenurus
- Chlorostilbon stenurus ignotus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Panychlora stenura
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL; Heine, F, 1860)
- Type locality
- Menda.
- Original description
- Museum Heineanum. Verzeichniss der orithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine 3 p.50,note7
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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