Blue-tailed Emerald vs Western Emerald

Chlorostilbon mellisugus compared with Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-tailed Emerald	Western Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus same	Chlorostilbon	Chlorostilbon
Species	Chlorostilbon mellisugus	Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-tailed Emerald and Western Emerald share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Chlorostilbon.

Conservation Status

Blue-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Western Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-tailed Emerald	Western Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Western Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Blue-tailed Emerald

A small, jewel-like hummingbird named for the brilliant blue-green iridescence of the tail feathers, male blue-tailed emeralds display glittering green plumage throughout with a contrasting deep blue-green forked tail. Found in lowland tropical forest edges, savannas, and gardens from Venezuela and Colombia east to Trinidad and south to Bolivia and Brazil. They are common in disturbed and secondary habitats, making them relatively resilient to habitat modification compared to more specialized hummingbirds.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway