The blue-tailed emerald (Chlorostilbon mellisugus) is a hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in tropical and subtropical South America east of the Andes from Colombia east to the Guianas and Trinidad, and south to northern Bolivia and central Brazil.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Blue-tailed 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.
Easily confused with
- Chlorostilbon assimilis
- Chlorostilbon gibsoni
- Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus
- Chlorostilbon poortmani
- Riccordia maugaeus
- Chlorestes notata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Genus
- Chlorostilbon
- Species
- Chlorostilbon mellisugus
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