Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird (Chrysuronia lilliae)
About the Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird
The sapphire-bellied hummingbird (Chrysuronia lilliae) is an Endangered species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to Colombia. The sapphire-bellied hummingbird was formerly placed in the genera Lepidopyga and Amazilia. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that both genera were polyphyletic. In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the sapphire-bellied hummingbird was moved by most taxonomic systems to Chrysuronia. However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) retains it in Amazilia. At times the species has been treated as a subspecies of the sapphire-throated hummingbird (C. coeruleogularis). The sapphire-bellied hummingbird is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 4 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Colombia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Blue-headed SapphireChrysuronia grayirecording
- Golden-tailed SapphireChrysuronia oenonerecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.