Hummingbirds

Blue-tailed Emerald

Chlorostilbon mellisugus

The Blue-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon mellisugus) is a 2.6 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. Some populations migrate.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

2.6 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

14

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