Kingdom Animalia Order Apodiformes Genus Chlorostilbon Higher classification Chlorostilbon | Phylum Chordata Family Trochilidae Scientific name Chlorostilbon canivetii Rank Species | |
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Similar Chlorostilbon, Bird, Hummingbird, Cozumel emerald, Golden‑crowned emerald | ||
Canivet s emerald at xandari resort
The Canivet's emerald or fork-tailed emerald (Chlorostilbon canivetii) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
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The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the French ornithologist Emmanuel Canivet de Carentan.
Description
Canivet's emerald grows to a length of 8 cm (3.1 in) and weighs 2.3–2.5 g (0.081–0.088 oz). The male is metallic green with a forked blue-black tail. The female is green above and grey below, with a dark eye mask topped by a white stripe behind the eye. They are virtually identical to the garden emerald, with the exception of bill colour; Garden has an entirely black bill while Canivet's has a red-based bill with a black tip. The two species have no overlap in their ranges.
Taxonomy
The subspecies C. c. salvini, which occupies the southern part of the range from extreme south of Mexico to Costa Rica, is sometimes split as Salvin's emerald.
