Sapphire-spangled emerald

Sapphire-spangled emerald
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[3]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Chionomesa
Species:
C. lactea
Binomial name
Chionomesa lactea
(Lesson, R., 1832)
Synonyms[4]
  • Polyerata lactea
  • Amazilia lactea
  • Hylocharis lactea

The sapphire-spangled emerald (Chionomesa lactea) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is regularly found in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela; as a vagrant in Argentina; and has possibly occurred in Ecuador.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Sapphire-spangled Emerald Amazilia lactea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Spot-vented Emerald Amazilia bartletti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. ^ del Hoyo, J., A.A. Weller, G. M. Kirwan, N. Collar, and P. F. D. Boesman (2021). Sapphire-spangled Emerald (Chionomesa lactea), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.saseme1.01.1 retrieved September 21, 2022
  5. ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (August 2022). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List. v 12.2. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  6. ^ HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 6. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v6_Dec21.zip retrieved August 7, 2022
  7. ^ Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 24 July 2022. Species Lists of Birds for South American Countries and Territories. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCCountryLists.htm retrieved July 24, 2022