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Green-tailed Emerald
- Scientific name
- Chlorostilbon alice
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Wing shape
- Pointed
- Tail shape
- Forked
Where it came from
The Green-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon alice) is a hummingbird species endemic to the mountains of Venezuela. It was formally described by the French naturalist Jules Bourcier and Adolphe Delattre in 1846 during a period of intense European interest in South American ornithology, as explorers sought to categorize the vast biodiversity of the Andes and coastal mountain ranges for scientific study and private cabinet collections.
The bird's design reflects its evolution within the cloud forests, specifically adapted for agile maneuvering in dense vegetation. Its pointed wing shape facilitates high-speed flight and rapid turns, while its deeply forked tail, a hallmark of the genus, serves as a aerodynamic rudder. These traits were refined over millennia to suit its specialized role as a nectar feeder, distinct from other members of the emerald hummingbird group that share similar iridescence but different structural tail morphology.
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