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Blue-tailed Emerald

Chlorostilbon mellisugus

Photo by LivanEscudero
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

South America and southern Caribbean islands. A bird of forest edges, savanna, scrub, cultivation and similar semi-open woodland.

Notes:

This is most likely a female (could be a juvenile) nectaring on some Aloe blooms.

Reference Links:

Blue-tailed emerald - Wikipedia

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