Birds of Guyana - Chrysuronia


White-chested Emerald (Chrysuronia brevirostris chionopectus) Trinidad and Tobago Note gold back and tail and straight black bill.
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White-chested Emerald (Chrysuronia brevirostris orienticola) French Guiana
Photograph by Michel GIRAUD-AUDINE © All Rights Reserved.

Not a 'chlorostilbon' emerald hummingbird, which are smaller and greener, but an 'amazilia', a large genus of medium-sized 'ordinary' hummingbirds. The White-chested Emerald has a black bill, and has a gold rump and tail (compared to Plain-bellied Emerald). Male and female similar.


Plain-bellied Emerald (Chrysuronia leucogaster leucogaster) French Guiana Note red lower mandible.
Photograph by Michel GIRAUD-AUDINE © All Rights Reserved.

Not a 'chlorostilbon' emerald hummingbird, which are smaller and greener, but an 'amazilia', a large genus of medium-sized 'ordinary' hummingbirds. The Plain-bellied Emerald may have a red lower mandible, and has a green or blue rump and tail (compared to White-chested Emerald with a copper rump). Male and female similar.

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