Coppery-headed Emerald (Microchera cupreiceps)
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Coppery-headed Emerald

Microchera cupreiceps (Lawrence, 1866)

7.5 cmLength3 gWeight

Busiest months: January–March · Most records: Costa Rica

Where and when it's recorded

Coppery-headed Emerald has been recorded at 27 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Curi-Cancha Refugio de Vida SilvestreCosta Rica6,030 records
  2. Galeria de Colibrí y Soda Cinchona - Mirador San FernandoCosta Rica4,103 records
  3. Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso MonteverdeCosta Rica2,269 records
More places
  1. La Paz Waterfall GardensCosta Rica1,799 records
  2. Hotel QuelitalesCosta Rica938 records
  3. MonteverdeCosta Rica768 records
  4. Bajo La Paz, San RamónCosta Rica462 records
  5. Stella's BakeryCosta Rica422 records
  6. San Luis CanopyCosta Rica401 records
  7. San Gerardo Biological StationCosta Rica377 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Costa Rica

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Coppery-headed Emerald?

The Coppery-headed Emerald is about 7.5 cm long and weighs around 3 g.

Where does the Coppery-headed Emerald live?

Its breeding range: Middle America: Costa Rica. It is most often recorded in Costa Rica.

When is the best time to see the Coppery-headed Emerald?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, February and March (Northern Hemisphere).

What does the Coppery-headed Emerald eat?

Main food: Nectar.

What family is the Coppery-headed Emerald in?

It belongs to the family Hummingbirds (Trochilidae), order Apodiformes.

At a glance

Length
7.5 cm
Weight
3 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Nectar
Lifestyle
Feeds in the air
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
46 mm
Tail
25 mm
Bill
17 mm
Tarsus
4 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Middle America: Costa Rica

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Hummingbirds Trochilidae
Genus
Microchera

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Coppery-headed Emerald

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