White-tailed Emerald (Microchera chionura)
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White-tailed Emerald

Microchera chionura (Gould, 1851)

3 gWeight

Busiest months: January and March · Most records: Costa Rica, Panama

Where and when it's recorded

White-tailed Emerald has been recorded at 22 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Wilson Botanical GardenCosta Rica820 records
  2. Cloudbridge Nature ReserveCosta Rica201 records
  3. Finca CántarosCosta Rica179 records
More places
  1. Altos del Maria – Elevación 900-1100 msnmPanama129 records
  2. Humedal Lagunas de VolcánPanama98 records
  3. Mount Totumas Cloud Forest ReservePanama63 records
  4. Pipeline TrailPanama62 records
  5. Finca LéridaPanama52 records
  6. Cerro GaitalPanama47 records
  7. Canopy LodgePanama24 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Costa RicaPanama

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 White-tailed Emerald?

The White-tailed Emerald weighs around 3 g.

Where does the White-tailed Emerald live?

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

When is the best time to see the White-tailed Emerald?

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

What does the White-tailed Emerald eat?

Main food: Nectar.

What family is the White-tailed Emerald in?

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

At a glance

Weight
3 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Nectar
Lifestyle
Feeds in the air
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
50 mm
Tail
29 mm
Bill
18 mm
Tarsus
4 mm

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

Range

Middle America: Costa Rica and Panama

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Hummingbirds Trochilidae
Genus
Microchera

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White-tailed Emerald

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