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) [XC299089]
by Jerome Fischer from Araraquara, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (song)
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).
BirdLife International Species Factsheet