Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hummingbirds :: White-chested Emerald

White-chested Emerald Agyrtria brevirostris

Described by: Lesson (1829)
Alternate common name(s): White-breasted Emerald
Old scientific name(s): Amazilia chionopectus

Photographs

Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad and Tobago - Jul, 1989 © Allen Chartier  Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad and Tobago - Feb, 2006 © Kent Nickell 
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Range

Ne. South America;
(1) Trinidad.
(2) Ne. Venezuela and Trinidad to Guyana, Surinam and ex. n. Brazil.
(3) Coastal Guiana.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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