Coppery emerald
Chlorostilbon russatus (Salvin & Godman, 1881)
The coppery emerald (Chlorostilbon russatus) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 3.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the coppery emerald
- Weight
- 3.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- 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 coppery emerald live?
Not recorded
What is the coppery emerald?
The coppery emerald (Chlorostilbon russatus) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
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Is the coppery emerald endangered?
The coppery 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.
How is the coppery emerald classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusChlorostilbon
- SpeciesChlorostilbon russatus (Salvin & Godman, 1881)
Synonyms Panychlora russata
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- colibrí maragda bronzatCatalan
- kolibřík kovovýCzech
- kolibřík magdalenskýCzech
- emrallt cynffongochWelsh
- KobbersmaragdDanish
- Bronzeschwanz-SmaragdkolibriGerman
- BronzekolibriGerman
- kupra smeraldkolibroEsperanto
- Esmeralda bronceadaSpanish
- kuparismaragdikolibriFinnish
- Émeraude cuivréeFrench
- bakrenastoleđi kolibrićCroatian
- rezes smaragdkolibriHungarian
- Smeraldo ramatoItalian
- ドウイロヒメエメラルドハチドリJapanese
- bronzinis smaragdinis kolibrisLithuanian
- Koperkleurige SmaragdkolibrieDutch
- złocik miedzianyPolish
- esmeralda-acobreadaPortuguese
- esmeralda-bronzeadaPortuguese
- Бронзовохвостый изумрудRussian
- Бронзовый изумрудный колибриRussian
- smaragdovec medenýSlovak
- Bakarni smaragdni kolibriSerbian
- kopparsmaragdSwedish
- Bakır Rengi ZümrütTurkish
- колібрі-смарагд золотохвостийUkrainian
- 銅色翠蜂鳥Chinese
- 铜色翠蜂鸟Chinese
Relatives of the coppery emerald
Other species in the same genus Chlorostilbon.
Glittering-bellied emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Green-tailed emerald
Chlorostilbon alice
Blue-tailed emerald
Chlorostilbon mellisugus
Chiribiquete emerald
Chlorostilbon olivaresi
Red-billed emerald
Chlorostilbon gibsoni
Short-tailed emerald
Chlorostilbon poortmani
CompareCoppery emerald vs Glittering-bellied emeraldCoppery emerald vs Green-tailed emeraldCoppery emerald vs Blue-tailed emeraldCoppery emerald vs Chiribiquete emerald
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the coppery emerald?
An adult coppery emerald weighs 3.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the coppery emerald endangered?
The coppery 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 coppery emerald?
The coppery emerald (Chlorostilbon russatus) 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.
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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
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