About the Blue-chinned Sapphire
The blue-chinned sapphire or blue-chinned emerald is a hummingbird that ranges from Colombia south and east to the Guianas, Trinidad and Tobago, Peru, and Brazil. There have been occasional records from Tobago. For Brazil, the species' range is along the main Amazon River Basin, as well as the Atlantic Forest, both in the northeast, as well as far south on the southeast coastal strip,. It is sometimes placed in the genus Chlorostilbon.
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The blue-chinned sapphire is 8.9 cm (3.5 in) long and weighs 3.8 g (1⁄8 oz). The bill is fairly straight, with the upper mandible black and the lower reddish. The male has mainly green plumage, darker above, with white thighs, a forked metallic blue tail and blue upper throat. The female differs from the male in that she has green-spotted white underparts.
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Ecuador.
When to see it
Peak activity in December · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
White-chinned SapphireChlorestes cyanusThe white-chinned Sapphire is a small hummingbird measuring 8–9 centimetres (3.1–3.5 in) in length and weighing approximately 2.8–3.5 grams (0.099–0.123 oz).The species exhibits marked sexual dimorphism.
Violet-bellied HummingbirdChlorestes julieThe violet-bellied hummingbird is characterized by the male's shimmering violet belly.
Blue-throated SapphireChlorestes eliciaeThis medium-sized hummingbird measures 9 cm (3.5 in) and weighs 3.6 g (0.13 oz).
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