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Ruby-topaz hummingbird

Chrysolampis mosquitus (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The ruby-topaz hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 3.9 g to 4.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Ruby-topaz hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus)
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Quick facts about the ruby-topaz hummingbird

Weight
3.9 g – 4.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
16 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ruby-topaz hummingbird live?

Not recorded

What is the ruby-topaz hummingbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The ruby-topaz hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus), commonly referred to simply as the ruby topaz, is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae, the mangoes. It is found in Aruba, Bolivia, Bonaire, Brazil, Colombia, Curaçao, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.

From the Wikipedia article “Ruby-topaz hummingbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ruby-topaz_hummingbird&oldid=1333028815), 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 ruby-topaz hummingbird endangered?

The ruby-topaz hummingbird 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.

How is the ruby-topaz hummingbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusChrysolampis
  7. SpeciesChrysolampis mosquitus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Trochilus mosquitus

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Blenchi-dornasolEnglish
  • Ruby topazEnglish
  • Ruby topazEnglish
  • colibrí robíCatalan
  • kolibřík žlutohrdlýCzech
  • kolibřík červenohlavýCzech
  • sïedn rhuddemWelsh
  • MosquitokolibriDanish
  • MoskitokolibriGerman
  • rubentopaza kolibroEsperanto
  • Colibrí rubíSpanish
  • Colibrí Rubí-topacioSpanish
  • Picaflor topacioSpanish
  • rubiinihohtokolibriFinnish
  • Mango rubis-topazeFrench
  • Colibri rubis-topazeFrench
  • crvenokapi kolibrićCroatian
  • moszkitókolibriHungarian
  • Colibrì rubinotopazioItalian
  • ルビートパーズハチドリJapanese
  • rubininis kolibrisLithuanian
  • ChrysolampisDutch
  • MuskietkolibrieDutch
  • Rode kolibrieDutch
  • rubintopasNorwegian
  • DòrnasolPapiamento
  • Blenchi dòrnasolPapiamento
  • Blenchi HudiuPapiamento
  • Blenchi TornasolPapiamento
  • Blenchi-hudiuPapiamento
  • moskitnikPolish
  • colibri-rubiPortuguese
  • beija-flor-vermelhoPortuguese
  • Колибри-москитRussian
  • Рубиновый колибриRussian
  • jagavička rubínováSlovak
  • Rubin-topaz kolibriSerbian
  • topaskolibriSwedish
  • Yakut-safir sinek kuşuTurkish
  • Topaz Taçlı AltıngerdanTurkish
  • колібрі-рубінUkrainian
  • 金喉紅頂蜂鳥Chinese
  • 金喉红顶蜂鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the ruby-topaz hummingbird

Other species in the same family Trochilidae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the ruby-topaz hummingbird?

An adult ruby-topaz hummingbird weighs 3.9 g – 4.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the ruby-topaz hummingbird endangered?

The ruby-topaz hummingbird 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 ruby-topaz hummingbird?

The ruby-topaz hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{ruby_topaz_hummingbird_2026,
  title = {Ruby-topaz hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ruby-topaz-hummingbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}