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Male Hispaniolan emeralds are 9.5 to 10.5 cm (3.7 to 4.1 in) long and females 8.5 to 9.5 cm (3.3 to 3.7 in). The species weighs between 2.5 and 5 g (0.088 and 0.18 oz). Both sexes have a small white spot behind the eye. Males have a bill whose mandible is red and the maxilla black, and that is slightly decurved at the outer end. Its forehead, crown, and cheeks are dull dark brown; the rest of its upperparts and flanks are dark green with a bronze tinge and the uppertail coverts are dark green. Its throat is iridescent green with a large black patch below it. Voice: The Hispaniolan emerald makes "harp metallic chipping notes", sometimes in a long series.
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When to see the Hispaniolan Emerald
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Hispaniolan Emerald
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Hispaniolan Emerald
The Hispaniolan emerald is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola, which is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
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Easily confused with
Blue-headed HummingbirdRiccordia bicolorThe blue-headed hummingbird is a medium-sized hummingbird at 9.4–9.9 cm in length and 3.9–4.7 g in weight.
Puerto Rican EmeraldRiccordia maugaeusMale Puerto Rican emeralds are 8.5 to 9.5 cm (3.3 to 3.7 in) long and females 7.5 to 8.5 cm (3.0 to 3.3 in).
Cuban EmeraldRiccordia ricordiiMale Cuban emeralds are 10.5 to 11.5 cm (4.1 to 4.5 in) long and females 9.5 to 10.5 cm (3.7 to 4.1 in).
Side by side: Cuban Emerald vs Hispaniolan Emerald · Hispaniolan Emerald vs Puerto Rican Emerald
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