Hummingbirds

Glittering-throated Emerald

Amazilia fimbriata

The Glittering-throated Emerald (Amazilia fimbriata) is a 4.9 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

4.9 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

9

Recorded in Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Guyana, Suriname, Bolivia, GF.

Where to see it: Peperpot Nature Park (Suriname); Parque del Este (Venezuela); Mahaica River · Baiabu (Guyana); Georgetown Botanical Gardens (Guyana); Surama EcoLodge (Guyana).

Photo: (c) Issao Shinobe, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist