Coppery-headed Emerald

The Coppery-headed Emerald is a type of hummingbird. It is endemic to Costa Rica. Its diet consists primarily of small beetles.

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The Coppery-headed Emerald is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Coppery-headed Emerald (Elvira cupreiceps) is a type of hummingbird. It is endemic to Costa Rica. Its diet consists primarily of small beetles. References - * BirdLife International (2004). Elvira cupreiceps. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. More

The Coppery-headed Emerald (Elvira cupreiceps) is a type of hummingbird. It is endemic to Costa Rica. - marius-secan, rousettus has marked this note useful Only registered TrekNature members may rate photo notes. Add Critique Only registered TrekNature members may write critiques. More

The Coppery-headed Emerald (Elvira cupreiceps) is a type of hummingbird. It is endemic to Costa Rica. More

Coppery-headed Emerald, Costa Rica, Monteverde 12/3/07 © Jon Lowes More Pictures Send this as a postcard Coppery-headed Emerald - Coppery-headed Emerald, Costa Rica, La Paz Feb 08 © Carole & Peter Leigh http://www.firecrest-wildlife-photography.co. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Coppery-headed Emerald is classed as ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance. More

a Coppery-headed Emerald (Elvira cupreiceps) hummingbird, Esmeralda de coronilla cobriza, hovers in front of colorful flowers , Copyright More

Coppery-headed Emerald, Elvira cupreiceps, male in flight on flower of the ginger family(Zingiberaceae), Central Valley, Costa Rica, Central America Actions More

Female of Coppery-headed Emerald is quite similar to the female Snowcap, but with greenish spots below the eye and on the neck, and with a narrower, less conspicuous dark band on the tail. Of course, the bill if seen well will be conclusive, straight on Snowcap and decurved on the emerald. Distribution - Northern and central Costa Rica Taxonomy - Monotypic. More

Coppery-headed Emerald by Juan Bahamon - Click Image to enter Slide Show SlideShow | Image Information | Contact the Photographer Image information - Description Portfolio Juan Bahamon Capture Medium Digital Capture Capture Format 35mm Location La Paz, Waterfall Gardens, Costa Rica More

Male Coppery-headed Emerald Hummingbird (Elvira cupreiceps) at feeder, Hummingbird Gallery, Monteverde, Costa Rica. Date August 10, 2007. Author MeegsC (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MeegsC) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". More

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Order : Apodiformes
Family : Trochilidae
Genus : Elvira
Species : cupreiceps
Authority : (Lawrence, 1867)