Puerto Rican Emerald (Riccordia maugaeus)
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Puerto Rican Emerald

Riccordia maugaeus (Audebert & Vieillot, 1801)

8.5–9.5 cmLength3.1 gWeight

Busiest months: February–March · Most records: Puerto Rico

Where and when it's recorded

Puerto Rican Emerald has been recorded at 23 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Bosque Estatal de Río AbajoPuerto Rico976 records
  2. Bosque Estatal de MaricaoPuerto Rico943 records
  3. Bosque Estatal de Maricao – trail at km 16.8Puerto Rico532 records
More places
  1. La Parguera – town and nearest environsPuerto Rico124 records
  2. Cabo Rojo NWRPuerto Rico118 records
  3. Bosque Estatal de CambalachePuerto Rico102 records
  4. Salinas de Cabo Rojo-Centro Interpretativo y VeredasPuerto Rico92 records
  5. 26 HDLPuerto Rico88 records
  6. Laguna Cartagena - West EndPuerto Rico74 records
  7. Reserva Natural Laguna CartagenaPuerto Rico69 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Puerto Rico

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 Puerto Rican Emerald?

The Puerto Rican Emerald is about 8.5–9.5 cm long and weighs around 3.1 g.

Where does the Puerto Rican Emerald live?

Its breeding range: North America: Puerto Rico. It is most often recorded in Puerto Rico.

When is the best time to see the Puerto Rican Emerald?

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

What does the Puerto Rican Emerald eat?

Main food: Nectar.

What family is the Puerto Rican Emerald in?

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

At a glance

Length
8.5–9.5 cm
Weight
3.1 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Nectar
Lifestyle
Feeds in the air
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
46 mm
Tail
28 mm
Bill
17 mm
Tarsus
4 mm

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

Range

North America: Puerto Rico

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Hummingbirds Trochilidae
Genus
Riccordia

Other birds in the genus Riccordia

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Puerto Rican Emerald

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