Versicolored Emerald

Common name: Versicolored Emerald
Scientific name: Chrysuronia versicolor
Clades: Trochilini - Emeralds

The Versicolored emerald has a total length of 8–10 cm (3–4 in).

Versicolored Emeralds belong to the Amazilia hummingbird family. It has white underparts and green upperparts; its pink mandible helps it be distinguished from the White-chested Emerald (Amazilia chionopectus). Among the six subspecies of Versicolored Emerald, the color of the crown (glittering green or turquoise) and throat (white, or variably green or turquoise) vary. In its wide range, the Versicolored Emerald behaves as a typical Amazilia: it is found in forests, shrubby areas, and savannas in scattered trees.

6 subspecies:

Versicolored Emerald (Versicolored)

1. C. v. millerii
   Distribution tropical Colombia E of Andes, C and S Venezuela and NW Brazil. Old record from Peru.

2. C. v. hollandi

   Distribution SE Venezuela and W Guyana.

3. C. v. nitidifrons
   Distribution NE Brazil (NE Pará to Ceará and Piauí).

4. C. v. versicolor
   Distribution SE Brazil (S from Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo, sparingly N to Alagoas).

5. C. v. kubtchecki
   Distribution NE Bolivia, E Paraguay, extreme NE Argentina (Misiones and Corrientes) (5) and SW Brazil (E to Goiandaacute’s).

Versicolored Emerald (Rondonia)

6. C. v. rondoniae
Distribution Known only from right bank of R Madeira in WC Brazil (Rondônia) and N Bolivia.