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 LC    Coppery-headed Emerald* Id (Atlas):
    Elvira cupreiceps

Description (10)
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Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
8 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lawrence, 1867)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 700 - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)
Costa Rica.

Highlands of northern and central Costa Rica: Caribbean slope, reaching Pacific slope in upper parts of northern Cordillera de Guanacaste and northern Cordillera de Tilarán.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

 
Coppery-headed Emerald (Elvira cupreiceps) [XC568522]
     by id from Hotel Quetilales, Costa Rica (call, song)

 
Coppery-headed Emerald (Elvira cupreiceps) [XC274638]
     by Peter Boesman from Las Heliconias Lodge, Alajuela, Costa Rica (song)

Subspecies
Genus sometimes merged into Eupherusa. Species has occasionally been awarded monospecific genus Lawrencius. Population of Cordillera de Guanacaste (northern Costa Rica) probably deserves recognition as a separate subspecies.

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Coppery-headed Emerald (Elvira cupreiceps) - 10 files


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