Emerald-chinned Hummingbird (Abeillia abeillei)

Other Names (World)
Emerald-chinned Hummingbird, Abeille's Hummingbird

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
7.50 - 8 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lesson & DeLattre, 1839)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,000 - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua.

Population
Estimated population is 20,000 - 49,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (17)...)

Emerald-chinned Hummingbird (Abeillia abeillei) [XC368091]
by Dan Lane from Departamento de Jinotega, Nicaragua (song)

Emerald-chinned Hummingbird (Abeillia abeillei) [XC398902]
by Peter Boesman from Oaxaca-Tuxtepec Highway, above Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico (song)

Subspecies
Genus sometimes considered to incorporate Klais. Validity of subspecies aurea has been questioned.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

abeillei (Lesson & DeLattre, 1839) - South-eastern Mexico to Guatemala, El Salvador and northern Honduras.
aurea Miller, W & Griscom, 1925 - Southern Honduras and northern Nicaragua.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Emerald-chinned Hummingbird (Abeillia abeillei) - 10 files

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