Other Scientific Names
Chlorostilbon aureoventris [BirdLife International (2004)], Chlorostilbon aureoventris [SACC (2005)], Chlorostilbon aureoventris [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Chlorostilbon aureoventris [Stotz et al. (1996)]
Other Names (World)
Glittering-bellied Emerald, Pucheran's Emerald (pucherani)
Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Size
10 cm
First Described (Guide)
(d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland, lowland dry and moist shrubland. From sea-level - 3,500 m.
Glittering-bellied Emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus) [XC338674]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Serra da Capivara National Park, state of Piau\u00ed, Brazil (flight call)
Glittering-bellied Emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus) [XC175041]
by Amanda Perin Marcon from Crici\u00fama, Crici\u00fama, Santa Catarina, Brazil (call)
Subspecies
Subspecies pucherani has been considered by some to be approaching the species threshold. Subspecies igneus doubtfully separable from nominate. Flame-rumped Sapphire (Hylocharis pyropygia) is probably a hybrid of present species and White-chinned Sapphire (Hylocharis cyanus).
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:
pucherani (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848) - Eastern Brazil (Maranhío and Ceará south to Paraná).
aureoventris (d'Orbigny and Lafresnaye, 1838) - Bolivia, Paraguay and west-central Brazil (Mato Grosso).
igneus Gould, 1861 - North-western Argentina (Jujuy and Chaco south to Mendoza and San Luis).
berlepschi Pinto, 1938 - Southern Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) and Uruguay to north-eastern Argentina (Misiones, Entre Rios, Corrientes, Buenos Aires).
lucidus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838) - Eastern Bolivia to Paraguay and w-central Brazil (Mato Grosso).