Cozumel Emerald
Cynanthus forficatus(Ridgway, R, 1885)
English (US) Cozumel Emerald
The Cozumel Emerald (Cynanthus forficatus) 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.
Range: Cozumel (off Yucatan Peninsula, southeastern Mexico); one old specimen Isla MujeresRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cynanthus forficatus
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cozumel Emerald
- Described by
- (Ridgway, R, 1885)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Chlorostilbon forficatus
- Described by
- (Ridgway, R, 1885)
- Type locality
- Cozumel Island.
- Original description
- Description of some new species of birds from Cozumel Island, Yucatan p.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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