Crimson topaz
Topaza pella (Linnaeus, 1758)
The crimson topaz (Topaza pella) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 11 g to 14.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the crimson topaz
- Weight
- 11 g – 14.2 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 crimson topaz live?
Not recorded
What is the crimson topaz?
The crimson topaz (Topaza pella) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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Is the crimson topaz endangered?
The crimson topaz 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 crimson topaz classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusTopaza
- SpeciesTopaza pella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Trochilus elegantissimus, Trochilus pella
Other names and names in other languages (38)
- توباز قرمزيArabic
- colibrí topaziCatalan
- kolibřík topasovohrdlýCzech
- topas cochWelsh
- Rød PragttopasDanish
- TopaskolibriGerman
- Rotnacken-TopaskolibriGerman
- Topaz-KolibriGerman
- topaza kolibroEsperanto
- Colibrí topacioSpanish
- Topacio Candela ColicanelaSpanish
- Topacio candela colicaneloSpanish
- puna-topaaskoolibriEstonian
- Topaza pellaBasque
- punatopaasikolibriFinnish
- Colibri topazeFrench
- Topaze à nuque vermillonFrench
- plameni kolibrićCroatian
- topázkolibriHungarian
- Topazio cremisiItalian
- トパーズハチドリJapanese
- topazinis kolibrisLithuanian
- TopaaskolibrieDutch
- karmintopasNorwegian
- topazik szkarłatnyPolish
- رتہ پکھراجWestern Panjabi
- colibri-topázioPortuguese
- beija-flor-brilho-de-fogoPortuguese
- Красный топазRussian
- Топазовый колибриRussian
- topásovec kosierkavýSlovak
- Grimizni topaz kolibriSerbian
- karmosintopasSwedish
- Kral sinek kuşuTurkish
- Yakut Renkli TopazTurkish
- колібрі-топаз малиновийUkrainian
- 赤叉尾蜂鸟Chinese
- 赤紅叉尾蜂鳥Chinese
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Relatives of the crimson topaz
Other species in the same genus Topaza.
Fiery topaz
Topaza pyra
CompareCrimson topaz vs Fiery topaz
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the crimson topaz?
An adult crimson topaz weighs 11 g – 14.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the crimson topaz endangered?
The crimson topaz 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 crimson topaz?
The crimson topaz (Topaza pella) 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
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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