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Blue-throated Sapphire
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Blue-throated Sapphire

also known as Blue-throated Goldentail
Chlorestes eliciae
BirdNET IDBN02440
Taxon groupAves
iNat observations677
Image sourceiNaturalist
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Description wikipedia

The blue-throated goldentail (Chlorestes eliciae), also known as the blue-throated sapphire, is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. The male blue-throated goldentail is a little bit larger than the female and display similar patterns but brighter colors on its plumage. This species can be distinguished by its straight, bright red bill with a black tip. The crown and upperparts of the male blue-throated goldentail are green, and more coppery or golden on the rectrices. The throat is glittering blue-violet to violet, the belly is cream-brown buff, and the sides of the breast and the flanks are streaked with green. The female's throat is rather violet blue, mixed with gray buff, and the belly is paler than the male's. The immature looks like the female adult as it has duller colors. This characteristic more pronounced in the female juvenile. As most hummingbird species, the blue-throated goldentail is primarily nectarivorous. It feeds on flowers of shrubs (Stachytarpheta, Hamelia) and large herbs (Heliconia, Renealmia, Thalea), on epiphytes, and sometimes on small arthropods.

Translated Descriptions (7)

de wikipedia
Die Goldschwanz-Saphirkolibri (Chlorestes eliciae; Syn. Hylocharis eliciae, Trochilus eliciae) oder manchmal auch Goldschwanzsaphir ist eine Vogelart aus der Familie der Kolibris (Trochilidae). Die Art kommt von Mexiko und Belize bis nach Kolumbien vor. Der Bestand wird von der IUCN als nicht gefährdet (Least Concern) eingeschätzt.
es wikipedia
El zafiro de Elicia​ (Chlorestes eliciae), también denominado colibrí colidorado (en Costa Rica), colidorada de cuello azul (en Honduras), zafiro colidorado (en Nicaragua), zafiro garganta azul (en México) o zafiro gorgiazul (en Panamá, México y Colombia),​ es una especie de ave apodiforme de la familia Trochilidae —los colibríes— perteneciente al género Chlorestes, anteriormente incluida en el género Hylocharis . Es nativo de México, América Central y extremo noroeste de América del Sur.
fr wikipedia
Le Saphir d'Élicia (Chlorestes eliciae) est une espèce de colibris de la famille des Trochilidae.
nl wikipedia
De goudstaartsaffierkolibrie (Chlorestes eliciae synoniem: Hylocharis eliciae) is een vogel uit de familie Trochilidae (kolibries).
pt wikipedia
Colibri-de-elicia ou safira-de-garganta-azul (Chlorestes eliciae) é uma espécie de ave da família Trochilidae (beija-flores). Pode ser encontrada nos seguintes países: Belize, Colômbia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicarágua e Panamá. Os seus habitats naturais são: florestas subtropicais ou tropicais húmidas de baixa altitude e florestas secundárias altamente degradadas.
sv wikipedia
Blåstrupig safir (Chlorestes eliciae) är en fågel i familjen kolibrier. Den förekommer huvudsakligen i Centralamerika men också in i nordvästra Colombia. Arten minskar i antal men beståndet anses vara livskraftigt.
zh wikipedia
蓝喉红嘴蜂鸟(学名:Chlorestes eliciae),是雨燕目蜂鸟科的一种鸟类。 蓝喉红嘴蜂鸟体重约3.6克,翼长约49.5毫米,嘴峰长约18.3毫米,喙宽度约2.4毫米,喙厚度约2.3毫米,跗蹠长约3.3毫米,尾长约27.8毫米。蓝喉红嘴蜂鸟在其分布区内为留鸟,其栖息在半开放的高大树木组成的森林中,食性为草食性,主要食物来源是植物的花蜜。

Common Names (34 locales)

af Bloukeelsaffier
bg Синьогушо колибри
ca colibrí safir cuadaurat
cs kolibřík zlatoocasý
da Gyldenhalet Safir
de Goldschwanz-Saphirkolibri
en Blue-throated Sapphire
es Zafiro de Elicia
es_CR Colibrí Colidorado
es_EC Zafiro de Elicia
es_ES Zafiro de Elicia
es_MX Zafiro Garganta Azul
es_PA Zafiro Gorguiazul
et kuldsaba-safiirkoolibri
fi varjosafiirikolibri
fr Colibri d'Élicia
hr zlatnorepi kolibrić
hu sárgafarkú zafírkolibri
it Colibrì di Elisa
ja オウゴンサファイアハチドリ
lt Auksauodegis safyras
nl Goudstaartsaffierkolibrie
no gullstjertkolibri
pl szafirek złotosterny
pt blue-throated goldentail
pt_PT Blue-throated goldentail
ru Златохвостый сапфир
sk kolibrík zlatochvostý
sr Plavogrli safir kolibri
sv blåstrupig safir
tr Elicia Safiri
uk Колібрі-сапфір рудохвостий
zh Blue-throated Sapphire
zh-CN 蓝喉红嘴蜂鸟

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#1289631
eBirdbltgol1
Macaulay Librarybltgol1
observation.org#71878
GBIF10933955
BirdLife22687432