Glittering-throated Emerald
Chionomesa fimbriata (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Spanish: Amazilia Listada
The Glittering-throated Emerald (Chionomesa fimbriata) is a hummingbird in the subfamily Trochilinae (mountain gems, bees and emeralds), tribe Trochilini (emeralds). It weighs about 4.9 g and its bill is 22.2 mm long. It lives in 9 countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru. Its IUCN Red List status is Least concern, with a decreasing population.
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At a glance
- Weight
- 4.9 g, about 5 paperclips
- Bill
- 22.2 mm
- Lives in
- Forest
- Moves
- Stays put all year
- Red List status
- Least concern, decreasing
Its place in the family
- Family Trochilidae hummingbirds
- Subfamily Trochilinae mountain gems, bees and emeralds
- Tribe Trochilini emeralds
- Genus Chionomesa emeralds
Where it lives · 10 countries
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Venezuela
- Ecuador
- Peru
- Guyana
- Suriname
- Bolivia
- French Guiana
- Trinidad and Tobago rare visitor
Others in the genus Chionomesa
- Sapphire-spangled Emerald Chionomesa lactea
Sources
Names: eBird/Clements Checklist (Cornell Lab of Ornithology). Groups: Dickinson & Remsen (2013) and McGuire et al. (2014). Weight, bill, habitat and movement: AVONET (Tobias et al. 2022, CC BY 4.0). Countries: BirdLife International DataZone, checked against eBird records via GBIF. Red List status and trend: BirdLife International, the IUCN Red List authority for birds.
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