Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hummingbirds :: Versicolored Emerald

Versicolored Emerald Agyrtria versicolor

Described by: Vieillot (1818)
Alternate common name(s): Cuyuni Emerald, Versicoloured Emerald
Old scientific name(s): Amazilia versicolor

Photographs

Lencois, Bahia, Brazil - Mar, 2004 © Arthur Grosset  Lencois, Bahia, Brazil - Mar, 2004 © Arthur Grosset  Lencois, Bahia, Brazil - Mar, 2004 © Arthur Grosset  Near Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil - Aug 16, 2007 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Nov 20, 2008 © Lou Hegedus 
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Range

E. of the Andes in tropical South America;
Two main populations and many apparently small local populations;
Limits of distribution of races is very poorly known for Amazonia and ne. Brazil;
(1) E. of the Andes in tropical e. Colombia, c. Venezuela, n. Brazil and Amazonian e. Peru.
(2) Se. Venezuela. W. Guyana?
(3) Ne. Brazil (Bahia (Chapada Diamantina)).
(4) Se. Brazil.
(5) Ne. Bolivia, e. Paraguay, sw. Brazil and ex. ne. Argentina.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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