Coppery-headed emerald (Microchera cupreiceps)

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Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Microchera (Microchera); Family Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
General: The coppery-headed emerald (Microchera cupreiceps) is a small hummingbird endemic to Costa Rica. It measures a mere 3 in (7.6 cm) in length, and weighs only 3 g (0.11 oz).^[2] The male has distinctive coppery crown and rump with a whole green belly and white vent. The female has a white belly and a narrow black subterminal band on white outer rectrices of the tail. Its noticeably decurved bill sets it apart from similar the allopatric white-tailed emerald. [more]