About the Narrow-tailed Emerald
The narrow-tailed emerald is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
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The 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). The species weighs between 3.2 and 3.6 g (0.11 and 0.13 oz). Males of both subspecies have a short, straight, black bill. Males of the nominate subspecies have shining green forehead and crown, shining grass green upperparts including the uppertail coverts, and iridescent green underparts and flanks. Its tail is forked and dark green; the outer pair of feathers are very small and stiletto shaped. Females have a slightly decurved bill. Voice: As of mid-2022, neither the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library nor xeno-canto have recordings of the narrow-tailed emerald's vocalizations.
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Colombia.
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Green-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon aliceThe 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).
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).
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