Coppery-headed Emerald

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Microchera cupreiceps

Coppery-headed Emerald, a reference photo
Photo: MeegsC · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

The coppery-headed emerald (Microchera cupreiceps) is a small hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to Costa Rica.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Coppery-headed Emerald being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Apodiformes
Family
Trochilidae
Species
Microchera cupreiceps

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