Honduran emerald
Amazilia luciae (Lawrence, 1868)
The honduran emerald (Amazilia luciae) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 4.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
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Quick facts about the honduran emerald
- Weight
- 4.5 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
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the honduran emerald live?
Not recorded
What is the honduran emerald?
The Honduran emerald (Amazilia luciae) is a vulnerable species of hummingbird in the "emeralds" tribe, Trochilini, of the subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to Honduras.
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Is the honduran emerald endangered?
The honduran emerald is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Vulnerable species.
How is the honduran emerald classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusAmazilia
- SpeciesAmazilia luciae (Lawrence, 1868)
Synonyms Polyerata luciae, Thaumatias luciae
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- زمردة هندوراسArabic
- colibrí amazília d'HonduresCatalan
- kolibřík honduraskýCzech
- emrallt HondwrasWelsh
- HondurasamazilieDanish
- Honduras-AmazilieGerman
- hondura kolibroEsperanto
- Amazilia hondureñaSpanish
- Esmeralda HondurenaSpanish
- hondurasintimanttikolibriFinnish
- Ariane de LucyFrench
- Saphir de LucyFrench
- honduraska smaragdnicaCroatian
- hondurasi amazíliaHungarian
- Smeraldo dell'HondurasItalian
- ホンジュラスエメラルドハチドリJapanese
- hondūrinė polierataLithuanian
- Hondurese AmaziliaDutch
- honduraskolibriNorwegian
- szmaragdzik honduraskiPolish
- colibri-hondurenhoPortuguese
- beija-flor-das-hondurasPortuguese
- Гондурасская амазилияRussian
- kolibrík honduraskýSlovak
- Honduraski smaragdni kolibriSerbian
- hondurassmaragdSwedish
- Honduras ZümrütüTurkish
- аріан гондураськийUkrainian
- 宏都拉斯蜂鳥Chinese
- 洪都拉斯蜂鸟Chinese
Relatives of the honduran emerald
Other species in the same genus Amazilia.
Rufous-tailed hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Mangrove hummingbird
Amazilia boucardi
Cinnamon hummingbird
Amazilia rutila
Buff-bellied hummingbird
Amazilia yucatanensis
CompareHonduran emerald vs Rufous-tailed hummingbirdHonduran emerald vs Mangrove hummingbirdHonduran emerald vs Cinnamon hummingbirdHonduran emerald vs Buff-bellied hummingbird
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the honduran emerald?
An adult honduran emerald weighs 4.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the honduran emerald endangered?
The honduran emerald is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the honduran emerald?
The honduran emerald (Amazilia luciae) 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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