White-chested Emerald
Common name: White-chested Emerald
Scientific name: Chrysuronia brevirostris
Clades: Trochilini - Emeralds
The White-chested emerald is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long. Males weigh about 4.6 g (0.16 oz) and females 4.4 g (0.16 oz).
The White-chested Emerald males have straight, short, almost blackish bills. The crown and cheeks are iridescent turquoise-green; the upper parts shine bronze-green, becoming more copperish toward the rump and tail. The central underparts are white; flanks and sides of the chest are bronze-green; under tail covers with golden-green centers and white fringes; lateral tail feathers are bronze to copperish, duller on the upperside, with blackish subterminal bars below. Outer rectrices on the female are greyish in color. Similar to the female, the juvenile has a yellowish-to-reddish base of the mandible.
3 subspecies:
