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Glittering-bellied Emerald

Chlorostilbon lucidus · Trochilidae · Apodiformes

Best monthsJan · Oct–Novmost records
Records183,437in 5 countries
Most seen inArgentina95,284 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Glittering-bellied Emerald
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About

Glittering-bellied Emerald in brief

The glittering-bellied emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus) is a bird of the Trochilidae family — species of bird.

Across the 5 countries we cover it has 183,437 published records, most of them from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, October and November and fall to their lowest in June and July.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Argentina95,284 records · best Oct, Nov
Brazil61,355 records · best Oct, Sep
Uruguay12,161 records · best Oct, Nov
Paraguay9,817 records · best Oct, May
Bolivia4,820 records · best Sep, May
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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