• Synonyms Blue tailed Emerald, Carib Emerald
  • Old latin name for bird Ornismya prasina, Chlorostilbon prasinus, Trochilus mellisugus

Blue-tailed Emeraldbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Feeding calls, © Mitch Lysinger
    Ecuador
  • 2.
    Flight call, © GABRIEL LEITE
    Brazil
  • 3.
    Call, song, © Wim Jacobs
    French Guiana
  • 4.
    Call, song, © Wim Jacobs
    French Guiana
  • 5.
    Song, © Scott Olmstead
    Ecuador
  • 6.
    (Alarm?) calls on perch, © Sjoerd Mayer
    Bolivia
  • 7.
    Song, © Scott Olmstead
    Ecuador
  • 8.
    Song, male, © Oscar Humberto Marín Gómez & Juan Pablo López
    Colombia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Blue-tailed Emerald

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion n, ne

Blue-tailed Emerald subspecies (7)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Chlorostilbon mellisugus caribaeusne Venezuela, Trinidad and Netherlands Antilles-No
Chlorostilbon mellisugus duidaeMt. Duida (s Venezuela)-No
Chlorostilbon mellisugus mellisugusSuriname, French Guiana and ne Brazil-No
Chlorostilbon mellisugus napensisne Peru-No
Chlorostilbon mellisugus peruanusse Peru and e Bolivia-No
Chlorostilbon mellisugus phoeopygusupper Amazonia-No
Chlorostilbon mellisugus subfurcatuss Venezuela, Guyana and Rio Branco region (nw Brazil)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalancolibrí maragda cuablau
Chinese蓝尾翠蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional)藍尾翠蜂鳥
Croatiansmaragdni kolibrić
Czechkolibřík modroocasý, Kolibrík modroocasý
DanishBlåhalet Smaragd
DutchBlauwstaart-smaragdkolibrie, Blauwstaartsmaragdkolibrie
Finnishmesismaragdikolibri
FrenchÉmeraude orvert
GermanBlauschwanz-Smaragdkolibri, Smaragdkolibri, Smaragd-Kolibri
Hungariankékfarkú smaragdkolibri
ItalianSmeraldo codablu, Colibrì smeraldo codablu
Japaneseアイオヒメエメラルドハチドリ, パナマヒメエメラルドハチドリ
Lithuanianmėlynuodegis smaragdinis kolibris
Norwegianblåstjertsmaragd, Blåhalesmaragd
Norwegian NynorskBlåhalesmaragd
Polishzlocik szmaragdowy, złocik szmaragdowy
Portugueseesmeralda-de-cauda-azul
RussianСинехвостый изумрудный колибри, Синехвостый изумруд
SerbianPlavorepi smaragdni kolibri
Slovaksmaragdovec medosavý
SpanishEsmeralda coliazul, Esmeralda de Cola Azul
Swedishblåstjärtad smaragd
TurkishMavi Kuyruklu Zümrüt
Ukrainianколібрі-смарагд синьохвостий