Cozumel Emerald

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chlorostilbon forficatus

Cozumel Emerald

The Cozumel Emerald is usually the most frequently encountered hummingbird species only on the Cozumel Island, Mexico.

Males are stunning emerald-green, with long, deeply forked tails.

Females have a distinctive broad dark facemask and a rather long forked tail.

Feeds low to high on a variety of flowers.

Subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

Mexican island of Cozumel off the Yucatán Peninsula.

SOURCES:
https://ebird.org
https://en.wikipedia.org

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