Chiribiquete emerald
Chlorostilbon olivaresi Stiles, 1996
The chiribiquete emerald (Chlorostilbon olivaresi) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 3.6 g to 3.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the chiribiquete emerald
- Weight
- 3.6 g – 3.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the chiribiquete emerald live?
Not recorded
What is the chiribiquete emerald?
The Chiribiquete emerald (Chlorostilbon olivaresi) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to southern Colombia.
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Is the chiribiquete emerald endangered?
The chiribiquete emerald is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the chiribiquete emerald classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusChlorostilbon
- SpeciesChlorostilbon olivaresi Stiles, 1996
Synonyms Chlorostilbon assimilis olivaresi
Other names and names in other languages (27)
- colibrí maragda d'OlivaresCatalan
- kolibřík OlivaresůvCzech
- kolibřík chiribiquetskýCzech
- Chiribiquete SmaragdDanish
- Chiribiquete-smaragdDanish
- Chiribiquete-SmaragdkolibriGerman
- ĉiribiketa smeraldkolibroEsperanto
- Esmeralda del ChiribiqueteSpanish
- vuorismaragdikolibriFinnish
- Emeraude d'OlivaresFrench
- Émeraude d'OlivaresFrench
- Émeraude d’OlivaresFrench
- čiribikvetski kolibrićCroatian
- Smeraldo del ChiribiqueteItalian
- コロンビアヒメエメラルドハチドリJapanese
- kolumbinis smaragdinis kolibrisLithuanian
- Olivares' SmaragdkolibrieDutch
- złocik zielonyPolish
- esmeralda-de-chiribiquetePortuguese
- Чирибикетесский изумрудRussian
- Чирибикетесский изумрудный колибриRussian
- smaragdovec zelenýSlovak
- Smaragdni kolibri sa planine ČiribiketeSerbian
- Çiribikete ZümrütüTurkish
- колібрі-смарагд золотистийUkrainian
- 奇里翠蜂鸟Chinese
- 契利比克翠蜂鳥Chinese
Relatives of the chiribiquete emerald
Other species in the same genus Chlorostilbon.

Glittering-bellied emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Green-tailed emerald
Chlorostilbon alice

Blue-tailed emerald
Chlorostilbon mellisugus

Coppery emerald
Chlorostilbon russatus

Red-billed emerald
Chlorostilbon gibsoni

Short-tailed emerald
Chlorostilbon poortmani
CompareChiribiquete emerald vs Glittering-bellied emeraldChiribiquete emerald vs Green-tailed emeraldChiribiquete emerald vs Blue-tailed emeraldChiribiquete emerald vs Coppery emerald
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the chiribiquete emerald?
An adult chiribiquete emerald weighs 3.6 g – 3.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the chiribiquete emerald endangered?
The chiribiquete emerald is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the chiribiquete emerald?
The chiribiquete emerald (Chlorostilbon olivaresi) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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