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Alternative name: Rondonia Emerald
- Chrysuronia versicolor
Amazilia versicolor
Agyrtria versicolor
Identification
9 cm. Coppery green upperparts and flanks, white underparts and crissum, throat, face sides and crown vary from turquoise, green, blue or white according to subspecies, copper green tail with dark subterminal band, long, slightly decurved black bill, flesh-coloured base to the lower mandible.
Distribution
Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, and Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of 6 subspecies.
Sometimes C. v. rondoniae is accepted as full species. and Versicolored Emerald is placed in genus Agyrtria.
Subspecies
- C. v. millerii:
Tropical eastern Colombia to southern Venezuela, eastern Peru and northern Brazil
- C. v. hollandi:
Tropical southeastern Venezuela and (?) adjacent Guyana
- C. v. nitidifrons:
Northeastern Brazil
- C. v. versicolor:
Southeastern Brazil
- C. v. kubtchecki:
Northeastern Bolivia to eastern Paraguay, southwestern Brazil and extreme northeastern Argentina
- C. v. rondoniae:
Northern Bolivia and west-central Brazil (Rondônia)
Habitat
Semi-open habitats with some trees; urban areas.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Versicolored Emerald. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Versicolored_Emerald
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
