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Glittering-bellied emerald

Chlorostilbon lucidus (Shaw, 1812)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The glittering-bellied emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 2.8 g to 3.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Glittering-bellied emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus)
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the glittering-bellied emerald

Weight
2.8 g – 3.5 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
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the glittering-bellied emerald

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Glittering-bellied emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus)
Marcos André · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the glittering-bellied emerald live?

Not recorded

What is the glittering-bellied emerald?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The glittering-bellied emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

From the Wikipedia article “Glittering-bellied emerald” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Glittering-bellied_emerald&oldid=1380713505), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the glittering-bellied emerald endangered?

The glittering-bellied emerald is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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 glittering-bellied emerald classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusChlorostilbon
  7. SpeciesChlorostilbon lucidus (Shaw, 1812)

Synonyms Chlorostilbon aureoventris, Chlorostilbon aureoventris, Chlorostilbon aureoventris, Chlorostilbon aureoventris, Chlorostilbon aureoventris, Chlorostilbon aureoventris lucidus, Chlorostilbon lucidus aureoventris, Ornismya aureo-ventris, Trochilus lucidus

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • colibrí maragda ventridauratCatalan
  • kolibřík zlatobřichýCzech
  • kolibřík lesklobřichýCzech
  • GlanssmaragdDanish
  • Goldbauch-SmaragdkolibriGerman
  • orventra smeraldkolibroEsperanto
  • Picaflor verdeSpanish
  • Esmeralda de Vientre DoradoSpanish
  • Esmeralda ventridoradaSpanish
  • Picaflor comúnSpanish
  • hohtosmaragdikolibriFinnish
  • Émeraude splendideFrench
  • blistavotrbi kolibrićCroatian
  • sárgahasú smaragdkolibriHungarian
  • Smeraldo pancialuccicanteItalian
  • Smeraldo dal ventre scintillanteItalian
  • アオムネヒメエメラルドハチドリJapanese
  • auksapilvis smaragdinis kolibrisLithuanian
  • GoudbuiksmaragdkolibrieDutch
  • glansbuksmaragdNorwegian
  • złocik złotobrzuchyPolish
  • esmeralda-de-bico-laranjaPortuguese
  • besourinho-de-bico-vermelhoPortuguese
  • Сверкающий изумрудRussian
  • Золотобрюхий изумрудный колибриRussian
  • smaragdovec zlatobruchýSlovak
  • Smaragdni kolibri svetlucavog trbuhaSerbian
  • Altın Karınlı ZümrütTurkish
  • колібрі-смарагд золоточеревийUkrainian
  • 辉腹翠蜂鸟Chinese
  • 閃亮翠蜂鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the glittering-bellied emerald

Other species in the same genus Chlorostilbon.

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Common questions

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How big is the glittering-bellied emerald?

An adult glittering-bellied emerald weighs 2.8 g – 3.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the glittering-bellied emerald endangered?

The glittering-bellied 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 glittering-bellied emerald?

The glittering-bellied emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Glittering-bellied emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/glittering-bellied-emerald

MLA

“Glittering-bellied emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/glittering-bellied-emerald.

BibTeX
@misc{glittering_bellied_emerald_2026,
  title = {Glittering-bellied emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/glittering-bellied-emerald},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}