Andean Emerald (Uranomitra franciae)
About the Andean Emerald
The Andean emerald (Uranomitra franciae) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The Andean emerald was formerly placed in the genus Amazilia. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the genus Amazilia was polyphyletic. In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the Andean emerald was moved by most taxonomic systems to the resurrected genus Uranomitra that had been introduced in 1854 by Ludwig Reichenbach. However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) retains it in Amazilia. The Andean emerald is the only species in genus Uranomitra. These three subspecies are recognized: U. f. franciae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) U. f. viridiceps (Gould, 1860)
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Listed as recorded in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Other birds you can hear here
- Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumrecording
- Amazonian Barred WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes certhiarecording
- Amazonian GrosbeakCyanoloxia rothschildiirecording
- Amazonian Streaked AntwrenMyrmotherula multostriatarecording
- Amazonian TrogonTrogon ramonianusrecording
- American Barn OwlTyto furcatarecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.