About the Green-tailed Emerald
The green-tailed emerald is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to Venezuela.
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The male green-tailed emerald is 7.5 to 8.5 cm (3.0 to 3.3 in) long and females 6.5 to 7.5 cm (2.6 to 3.0 in). The species weighs between 3 and 4 g (0.11 and 0.14 oz). Both sexes have a short, straight, black bill. The male's forehead and crown are shining dark green, its upperparts bronzy green, its tail glittering bronze-green, and its underparts grass green. The female's upperparts are like the male's. It has a white line behind the eye. Its underparts are pale grayish and the undertail coverts are dark gray. Voice: The green-tailed emerald's song has apparently not been recorded or described, and there are few recordings of its call. It makes a "high soft chittering while foraging".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in May · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Coppery EmeraldChlorostilbon russatusThe male coppery emerald is 8 to 8.5 cm (3.1 to 3.3 in) long and females 7 to 7.5 cm (2.8 to 3.0 in).
Narrow-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon stenurusThe male narrow-tailed emerald is 8.5 to 9 cm (3.3 to 3.5 in) long and females 7.5 to 8 cm (3.0 to 3.1 in).
Chiribiquete EmeraldChlorostilbon olivaresiThe Chiribiquete emerald is 8.5 to 9 cm (3.3 to 3.5 in) long.
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