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 LC    Golden-crowned Emerald* Id (Atlas):
    Chlorostilbon auriceps

Description (10)
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Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
9.50 - 10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gould, 1852)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,000 - 2,600 m, occasionally up to 3,050 m.

Range (Guide)
Mexico (B) (NB).

Western and central Mexico (southern Sinaloa and south-western Durango to Guerrero and Oaxaca).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
Chlorostilbon canivetii (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Canivet's Emerald (Chlorostilbon canivetii), Golden-crowned Emerald (Chlorostilbon auriceps) and Cozumel Emerald (Chlorostilbon forficatus) following AOU (1998).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Blue-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon mellisugus).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Golden-crowned Emerald (Chlorostilbon auriceps) - 10 files


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